PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said on Monday that party founder and former prime minister Imran Khan has written a letter to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir regarding the “need to reevaluate policy”, adding that the text of the letter will be made public today.
Last month, the issue of a meeting between Gen Munir and PTI leaders Ali Amin Gandapur and Barrister Gohar came under intense scrutiny but the agenda of the rendezvous remained shrouded in mystery, amid conflicting claims from both sides.
Initially, the interim PTI chairman had denied any contact, but he later confirmed a meeting with the army chief, where he claimed to have “received a positive response”. A statement attributed to security sources, however, had denied any political aspect of the gathering, saying the contents of the meeting were being reported out of context.
Talking to the media today, Barrister Gohar said: “[In] the letter that Khan sahib has written, he has said that: ‘As the former prime minister and [the founder] of the country’s biggest political party PTI, I want to remind the army chief about some things because of which the distance between the people and the establishment is widening.’
Continuing quoting Imran, Gohar said: “But this should not happen and there are some reasons that I won’t divulge, but you [need to] reevaluate policy and end them because the entire blame is falling on the army.
“That is why these things should not occur, as they become the basis for this gulf, such as how the elections were held, the way the 26th amendment was passed and is being implemented, the way the Peca Act was passed and how social media is being targeted.”
Barrister Gohar reiterated that Imran had written the letter in the above context “in great detail”, adding that the letter would be made public today.