{"id":95955,"date":"2025-07-02T15:16:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T15:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pti-presents-message-of-unity-warns-against-toppling-kp-govt\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T15:16:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T15:16:06","slug":"pti-presents-message-of-unity-warns-against-toppling-kp-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pti-presents-message-of-unity-warns-against-toppling-kp-govt\/","title":{"rendered":"PTI presents \u2018message of unity\u2019, warns against toppling KP govt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Wednesday said that the party was standing together and presenting a \u201cmessage of unity\u201d amid rumours of rifts while warning the federal government against toppling the party\u2019s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa administration.<\/p>\n<p>Background briefings revealed a complete <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1920889\/lack-of-trust-sparks-fissures-within-pti#:~:text=Background%20briefings%20revealed%20a%20complete%20lack%20of%20trust%20among%20PTI%20leaders,%20with%20doubts%20about%20each%20other%E2%80%99s%20sincerity%20and%20intentions,%20particularly%20regarding%20Imran%20Khan%E2%80%99s%20messages.\">lack of trust<\/a> among PTI leaders, with doubts about each other\u2019s sincerity and intentions, particularly regarding messages from party founder Imran Khan, who has been behind bars since August 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing a press conference in Islamabad and flanked by senior PTI leaders, the party chairman outlined the issues discussed in a high-level meeting and maintained that the PTI would continue efforts to try and free Imran.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:250px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1921328\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe discussed the aftermath of the reserved seat ruling, which was the first time that the party formed a strategy together,\u201d Gohar said. \u201cIt is our decision that we will stand up together for Imran Khan. We have no personal conflict, we are and will remain united and a message of unity needed to be sent in today\u2019s meeting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gohar added that the meeting discussed Imran\u2019s plan for the party to launch a protest movement, stating: \u201cWhatever Khan <em>sahib<\/em> decides, we will execute it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  w-full  w-full  media--stretch  media--embed  \">\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"\ud83d\udd34Live: &quot;Siyasi Tor Par Hamari Hukumat Gira Ker Dekhayn&quot; PTI Leaders Press Conference in Isb | Dawn\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XgfPNZmKByY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Gohar said that PTI MNAs, MPAs and senators all attended today\u2019s meeting, which discussed a wide range of issues from the reserved seats verdict and the party\u2019s direction to addressing dialogue with the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever direction will be announced, you will see it in due course.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Discussing the letter from jailed PTI leaders suggesting dialogue with the government, Gohar noted that the media would often infer that the government extended offers for talks, which were rejected by the PTI.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is incorrect, from the beginning, Khan <em>sahib<\/em> said that there should be dialogue,\u201d Gohar said. \u201cEven after our mandate was stolen, he said that. You have taken our seats, but you have registered cases against three of our MNAs, yet Khan <em>sahib<\/em> says that dialogue needs to be meaningful,\u201d the party chairman added.<\/p>\n<p>Gohar said that there was no delay on the PTI\u2019s part, but said that the government was \u201cnot sincere\u201d since it refused to grant the party access to Imran.<\/p>\n<p>Talking about the reserved seats, he noted that there were 25 seats from KP. \u201cEven if these seats go to the opposition \u2026 then they are 35 members short. We will protect the KP government at all costs,\u201d Gohar stated. \u201cThose who want to bring a no-confidence motion do not have the required numbers to move even a resolution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PTI KP President Junaid Akbar said that all of the provincial political leadership was also present at the meeting and stressed that within the party, decisions by the founder were respected by all members, with \u201cdiscord set to one side\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur challenged other parties and institutions to topple the PTI\u2019s government in KP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you have it in you, I challenge your strength and I challenge the state \u2026 if you are able to topple our government, then I will leave politics,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>He criticised the government, saying that it was a \u201cdisgraceful stain on the state and its institutions\u201d within the country\u2019s political history, but \u201cthey are not ashamed\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are time-tested people who have given sacrifices \u2026 So this is a challenge to your powers to try anything only without any conspiracies or unconstitutional ways. But you cannot do it. You cannot topple Khan\u2019s people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the Feb 8 elections, PTI Secretary General Barrister Salman Akram Raja said that they would always be remembered as the most \u201cdemocratic day\u201d in history, along with the \u201cattack on Pakistani people\u201d, referring to the election results.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to struggle for the public. We will succeed. Do not think that by stealing seats, suppressing the judiciary, the people will step back. We are with the people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further said, \u201cWe stand with Imran\u2019s struggle for the public. We will continue to struggle for the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, party spokesperson Sheikh Waqqas Akram said the assembled leadership passed a unanimous resolution against the Constitutional Bench\u2019s verdict on reserved seats and stated that the party would work to ensure the release of Imran and other jailed PTI leaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLegal action, peaceful protest and negotiation are steps we are willing to take,\u201d Akram said, quoting the resolution.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Wednesday said that the party was standing together and presenting a \u201cmessage of unity\u201d amid rumours of rifts while warning the federal government against toppling the party\u2019s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa administration. Background briefings revealed a complete lack of trust among PTI leaders, with doubts about each other\u2019s sincerity and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95956,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.dawn.com\/large\/2025\/07\/021903375b7da8f.jpg?r=191358","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95955\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}