Two PTI leaders met Army Chief: Azaz Syed

Veteran journalist Azaz Syed revealed that on Wednesday, Chief Minister (CM) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Ali Amin Gandapur and Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Barrister Gohar Khan met with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir to discuss a backdoor channel negotiation.

Azaz broke the news after Gohar, speaking to reporters at Parliament House Islamabad on Wednesday afternoon, dismissed the claims of a meeting with COAS regarding a backdoor channel negotiation.

“I have not met the army chief […] People are disseminating such news,” he responded with a smile to the question of whether he held a meeting with General Syed Asim Munir.

When asked if the PTI had often reiterated that it would negotiate with the party that had a solution, Gohar said, “PTI is negotiating with the government. Pray that our dialogues succeed."

It should be mentioned here that PTI will submit its two demands to the government negotiations committee in the third round of negotiations, which will take place today in Parliament House.

The former ruling party's two demands are the formation of a judicial commission comprising the Supreme Court's three most senior judges to probe the May 9, 2023, and November 26, 2024, events, along with the release of the political prisoners.

Azaz, while speaking on the YouTube channel Talk SHOCK, dismissed the claims that only Barrister Gohar Khan had met with COAS, saying, “Both Barrister Gohar and Ali Amin Gandapur met the army chief.” 

He stated that Barrister Gohar and CM KP agreed to end the long tussle between the establishment and PTI. “Imran Khan knows about the development,” the journalist added.

Noting that dialogues between Imran Khan's founded party and establishment have progressed significantly, Azaz said, “Imran Khan will be sentenced in the Al Qadir Trust case. However, PTI’s hardships have come to an end.”

COAS, on Monday, had met CM KP, interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, and Governor KP Faisal Karim Kundi in Peshawar, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

“The enemy may try to sow discord and fear, but we will not relent. Hostile elements will be dealt with an iron hand. They will continue to suffer heavy losses, and their capacity to inflict harm will be decimated,” the COAS added.

“Through their dedication, courage, and supreme sacrifices, we have successfully degraded the operational capabilities of terrorist organisations, both within our borders and beyond. Our forces have relentlessly pursued and eliminated key terrorist leaders, dismantled their infrastructure, and neutralised their cells, sending a clear message that terror has no place in our land," he said.