Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has urged all sides to calm down and give each other space. He said he felt “disappointed” after the press conference by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) director general.
Earlier, ISPR DG Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry strongly criticised PTI founder Imran Khan and the party in a fiery press conference, accusing them of promoting “anti-army rhetoric.”
“I have always hoped for reduced tensions and improved relations. Today, ISPR’s press conference has left me disappointed,” he wrote in a post on X.
On the other hand, he acknowledged that the country’s defence was significant. Barrister Gohar said that “PTI’s narrative has never been, nor will ever be, anti-state.”
“It is regrettable when state institutions and political figures label each other as mentally ill or consider them threats.”
He said Pakistan and its armed forces “belong to all of us,” adding that PTI has always shown its commitment to the country and will continue to do so.
Gohar stressed that all sides need to recognise each other, create space, and reduce the trust gap. He warned that actions by people who are not part of the process should not further damage PTI’s relationship with state institutions.
He further noted, “The PTI founder and Bushra Bibi are in jail. If they are allowed meetings, we can move towards reconciliation. The country cannot bear further tension and unrest.”
Also Read, One individual has become a threat to national security: DG ISPR
Director General ISPR, Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, announced the launch of the Chief of Defence Forces Headquarters, marking a major milestone in the country’s defense structure.
DG ISPR, the establishment said of the new headquarters had long been a strategic necessity, and its inauguration is being welcomed as an important step toward strengthening joint operational capabilities of the armed forces. He has said that an individual has become a threat to country security due to his actions and narrative.
Addressing a press conference on Friday, the DG ISPR stated that while that one person keeps claiming he has done nothing, his politics has come to an end, and his narrative now poses risks to national stability.
He criticized a political figure for claiming If not me, then nothing, saying that the individual’s political relevance has already ended.
He emphasized that the elimination of negative narrative has becoming for national stability. Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif said that we are safeguarding the country nothing more and armed forces are not pursuing any agenda.
