Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs, Rana Sanaullah, while appearing on ARY News on December 7, expressed disappointment over a recent post made by Imran Khan's official X (formerly Twitter) account amidst ongoing negotiation between the government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

 

"Only they [PTI] can explain why such a strong statement came from Imran Khan's account during dialogue; however, it is highly unfortunate," said the former interior minister.

 

The government and PTI, for the first time in almost two years, have broken the ice by agreeing to talk their issues out for "greater national interests".

 

"Khawaja Asif's analysis is absolutely true that when dialogue begins between two parties or is about to start, then both parties, especially the leadership of both parties, must choose their words very carefully so as not to damage the peace. It is a known fact that PTI's negotiation committee won't agree to a single condition without Imran Khan's approval. Such a post made by Imran Khan after a long time points to two facts: either he does not want a dialogue, or he believes nothing will come out of it," stated the senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader.

 

Rana Sanaullah opined that political dialogue can never stop in any kind of democratic setup.

 

Founder PTI Imran Khan's official X (formerly Twitter) account made a long post on January 7 targeting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir, stating: "I have witnessed all Martial Laws imposed on Pakistan during my lifetime, including those under Ayub Khan, Yahya Khan, Zia-ul-Haq, and Musharraf. What is happening in the country today in the guise of democracy can only be compared to Yahya Khan's era. In order to ensure that no one raises their voice against the ruler's transgressions, the first targets in martial law are democracy, an independent judiciary, and free media."

 

"What kind of democracy is this where the name of the chairman of Pakistan's largest and most popular political party cannot even be mentioned in the media?" read the post by Imran Khan on X. 

 

Imran Khan also criticised the ongoing proceedings of the Al-Qadir Trust case, saying: "The Al-Qadir Trust case, like previous cases, is being dragged on only to pressure me, but I demand its immediate resolution because, just as you were exposed in the Toshakhana and the Cipher cases, the same will happen now."