Imran tasks Qaiser to approach parties against poll rigging

PTI founder Imran Khan has assigned former NA speaker Asad Qaiser the task of approaching other political parties protesting against election rigging. Speaking to the media after meeting the party founder in Adiala jail, he said the party has completed its consultations and Imran will "shortly" announce a date for countrywide protests against "election rigging". “I have been assigned with the task of holding discussion with all political parties on this matter,” said Qasier, adding “I will talk to Maulana Fazlur Rehman, ANP, and other parties.” “The matter of election rigging is not being taken seriously on the international level, and will we hold nationwide protests against poll fraud.” Qaiser stressed respecting the Constitution and said the chief justice must take notice of this issue. “Our leader is Imran Khan, what he decides is accepted,” he added. Read JI gives thumbs down to PTI’s offer PTI counsel Barrister Saif said Imran has nominated Qaiser's brother for speaker Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. “America should take a tougher stance over these elections, when PTI was cornered in the elections, America should have raised its voice," said Saif quoting the party founder. The development comes after the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) gave a thumbs down to cooperation with the PTI on a provincial level a day earlier. Despite ongoing discussions, the negotiations between PTI and JI reached a deadlock, leaving the formation of the government hanging in suspense. The JI asserted that the matter was not merely about winning or losing; rather it was about the sacredness of the vote. JI spokesperson Qaiser Sharif claimed that the PTI had "changed its stance" on cooperation in the upcoming government, stating that both parties had initially agreed to “cooperate at the national level in the national interest.” The party in its statement clarified that the PTI informed them of its desire to form a government only in K-P at the last stage of the inter-party discussions, after which the JI sought time for consulting its own leadership. Meanwhile, following the JI's rejection of a coalition with PTI in K-P, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Sherani group extended its hand in support of PTI.        

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