{"id":135848,"date":"2026-11-04T08:34:27","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T03:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=135848"},"modified":"2026-11-04T08:34:32","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T03:34:32","slug":"pti-open-to-joining-hands-with-jui-f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/135848\/","title":{"rendered":"PTI open to \u2018joining hands\u2019 with JUI-F"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISLAMABAD(National Times)- The opp\u00ado\u00adsition PTI hinted on Tuesday that it would welcome support from JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman in their struggle against the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PTI Secretary Gen\u00aderal Salman Akram Raja told the media the party would welcome anyone who stood by the party and supported their struggle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is possible that some may walk with us for one mile, some for 10 miles and some till the end, but why should we reject them?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saying that the Maulana was no \u2018saviour\u2019 or \u2018messiah\u2019, Mr Raja said they had no expectations from anyone. \u201cHowever, we want that the caravan should grow,\u201d he said, adding that PTI would welcome support from the Maulana if he offered it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meeting denied, again<br>A day after Imran Kh\u00adan\u2019s lawyer Barrister Salman Safdar was allo\u00adwed to meet the incarcerated PTI founder, the party claimed that members of Mr Khan\u2019s family were again denied access to him, on Tuesday. Advocate Awais Younas Chaudhry, who submits a list of lawyers and party leaders with Adiala jail administration for meetings with Mr Khan, told Dawn that Uzma Khanum\u2019s son Abdullah Khan reached the jail as a family member for a meeting on Tuesday, but he was not allowed to meet him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advocate Chaudhry, whose name was also included in the list of lawyers who had to meet Mr Khan, said that lawyers including Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, Salman Akram Raja, and Uzma Khanum\u2019s son Abdullah Khan reached Adiala Jail, but they were not allowed to meet Mr Khan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD(National Times)- The opp\u00ado\u00adsition PTI hinted on Tuesday that it would welcome support from JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman in their struggle against the government. 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