Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs, Senator Rana Sanaullah, has suggested that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi should go on a hunger strike outside Adiala jail “until death in Imran Khan’s love.”
Speaking on Geo News programme Naya Pakistan on Friday, Sanaullah said, “The KP chief minister should sit on a hunger strike until he dies in his love for the PTI founder.”
The senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader said that authorities should allow a meeting with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder in jail. However, he stressed that there should not be “hours-long press conferences” after meeting Imran Khan.
He added, “There should be no talk of arson, violence, or marching on Islamabad. No law allows anyone to run a movement from inside jail.”
PTI leaders, including the KP chief minister, have intensified their efforts to meet the PTI founder, who has been behind bars since August 2023, following his ouster via a no-confidence motion in April 2022.
On Thursday, CM Afridi staged a 16-hour sit-in outside Adiala Road after being denied a meeting with Khan. Later, Khan’s sister, Aleema Khan, filed a contempt of court petition against the Adiala jail superintendent for failing to follow a court order that permitted a meeting.
Meanwhile, Sanaullah noted that the court had allowed the PTI to meet Khan on the condition that they do not engage in political activities.
