Civil disobedience deferred on Achakzai, Mengal’s advice: Khosa

ISLAMABAD: PTI leader MNA Latif Khosa Wednesday said their call for civil disobedience movement was postponed on the advice of Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Akhtar Mengal and others.

Talking to the media persons here, he contended that the government used to say that they would not talk and when they (PTI) constituted a committee for talks, they (rulers) mocked it.

“They cannot bring economic stability until they bring political stability,” he emphasised.

The party’s founder chairman Imran Khan Tuesday decided to defer the civil disobedient drive for the time being.

Several ministers have wondered how there could be negotiations with the PTI while a sword of civil disobedience is hanging over their head.

Latif Khosa said those who made the rulers sit in the government through Form 47 were running in their slavery.

He said following the 26th Amendment, it became clear that they had completely put a saddle on the judiciary.

He claimed that the people had a little hope of justice, as they (rulers) had destroyed it by taking arbitrary decisions.

Khosa questioned, “Tell me, will these arbitrary decisions bring stability to the country?”

Separately, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said a committee had been formed under the leadership of Omar Ayub for negotiations, but the government did not contact them in this regard.

Talking to journalists here, Gohar said no one had asked Sher Afzal Marwat for any explanation, concerning his statement.

He was referring to Marwat’s speech in the National Assembly on Tuesday in which he requested the government to form a committee for negotiations and prepare the TORs.

Barrister Gohar clarified that Sher Afzal Marwat had not spoken against any party policy.

Meanwhile, Marwat told Geo News that the civil disobedience will start after finding no way out. He insisted that more than economic stability, Pakistan needed an independent judiciary, and the state institutions ought to operate within their limits.

He contended that the PTI’s negotiation committee was fully authorized.

Independence of the judiciary, May 9 incidents and mandate theft will all be discussed in the negotiations; it is hoped that the political leadership will agree to a lasting formula, he said.

“Marwat believed that the problems have taken a serious turn and negotiations are inevitable. We hold jirgas even after killing 50. This is the custom. The bloodshed of Pakistanis who have been killed should be compensated. This responsibility should be accepted, condolences to the bereaved families be conveyed,” he stressed.

There is political instability, he noted adding that thousands of workers were in jails. If the solution to the problems comes out through a parliamentary committee, it is beneficial for the country, he added.