LAHORE: Amid reports of infighting among Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders, incarcerated Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday urged them to maintain unity in their ranks and “do something for those behind bars”.
Qureshi, during an informal media talk at an accountability court in Lahore, asked PTI leaders to “refrain from delivering statements and criticising each other”.
“Those in jail are looking towards the current PTI leadership,” he said. He added that PTI’s infighting hurts the jailed party leaders and workers. “There is a difference of opinion but everyone should be treated with respect,” Qureshi added.
Regarding cases against him, the former foreign minister reiterated that he was “not involved in any conspiracy, vandalism or any such incident”. He claimed that he was facing the same accusations in all cases registered against him.
He went on to say that he secured bail in 14 cases in Rawalpindi and five in Multan, whereas he also got bail in 8 out of 14 cases in Lahore.
When questioned about the Punjab chief minister’s performance, Qureshi said that he would prefer to maintain silence on the matter, adding that he would “not ignite fires but put them out”.
Amid reports of infighting among PTI leaders, PTI Chairman Barrister is playing the role of a peacemaker, urging party leaders to resolve their differences, sources told Geo News.
It was learnt that Gohar held discussions with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, Asad Qaiser, Atif Khan, and Shahram Tarakai. The sources added that the said leaders showed agreement to end their differences.