The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Saturday agreed on moving forward by removing \u201cmisunderstandings\u201d between the two political parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The development came during a telephonic conversation between JI leader Liaquat Baloch and PTI\u2019s Asad Qaiser, a JI\u2019s spokesperson said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During his call to Baloch, Qaiser said: \u201c[We] want to move forward by removing the misunderstandings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Differences further deepened between the two former allies after PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan claimed that they had approached the JI following the February 8 general elections but the party backtracked on holding talks with the PTI under \u201cpressure\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the polls, the PTI-backed winning independent candidates looking to join other parties in a bid to get reserved seats. However, the JI had turned down the PTI’s offer to form a coalition government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gohar, however, claimed that the JI was “under pressure” not to talk to PTI on the said matter and the party’s leadership was avoiding meetings with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The PTI leader comments came during his appearance on Geo News programme ‘Capital Talk’ in which he said that the JI leaders did not attend a meeting that was decided to take place between him, Liaquat Baloch, and other leaders of both parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, in a video released by JI on March 29, Baloch said: “There was no pressure on us and JI doesn’t take decisions under pressure.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the PTI’s offer to only form a coalition government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the JI veteran maintained that his party’s central majlis-e-shura considered it right to welcome whatever decision the PTI made, as there was divisiveness amongst its leadership on matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The politician added that JI unconditionally wanted to facilitate PTI across the country and that the party would again hold consultations on the new proposal shared by PTI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite Gohar’s claim, the senior politico has shared his willingness to still meet with the PTI chief. “Insha’Allah, I would meet Barrister Gohar myself and we want contact to increase between Opposition parties.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added that there is no room for any misunderstanding among Opposition parties, which could benefit the “establishment and anti-Opposition” powers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following the fresh telephonic conversation today, both parties, however, agreed to continue consultations and contacts in the backdrop of the prevailing political scenario in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cConfusion arose regarding contacts in the past,\u201d Qaiser told Baloch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the JI leader lauded the struggle of PTI workers for democracy and said: \u201cJamaat-e-Islami is struggling for the rule of law and the Constitution in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He underscored the need for brushing aside political differences and making joint efforts for political and economic stability in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Saturday agreed on moving forward by removing \u201cmisunderstandings\u201d between the two political parties. The development came during a telephonic conversation between JI leader Liaquat Baloch and PTI\u2019s Asad Qaiser, a JI\u2019s spokesperson said in a statement. During his call to Baloch, Qaiser said: \u201c[We] want to move forward […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":79060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n