'Imran Khan confident in Salman Akram Raja’s loyalty'

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Azam Swati has said that incarcerated party founder Imran Khan has "expressed confidence" in the party’s secretary general, Salman Akram Raja.

Speaking to reporters after seeing the jailed former premier on Tuesday, Swati quoted Khan as hoping that Raja would remain loyal to the party and not act against the PTI leadership.

He also quoted Khan as saying that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly speaker should resign if the party’s committee decided so.

Furthermore, Swati said that the PTI founder also ordered the immediate reversal of appointments made by PTI KP President Junaid Akbar. However, he added, Khan was informed that Akbar was performing well as the party’s top leader in the province.

Additionally, Swati said that Khan was updated on PTI-related matters in Punjab. He mentioned that Punjab Chief Organiser Aliya Hamza was facing obstacles and alleged that Sardar Khan and Ikram Ullah were facing corruption charges.

He further said that he briefed Khan about corruption in Mansehra and urged him to address issues related to the party’s committee.