‘Imran Khan said can’t move forward without army’: Hashmi

ISLAMABAD: Making startling disclosures, President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Javed Hashmi Monday quoted the PTI chief Imran Khan as saying ‘the badge bearers’ wanted the PTI protesters to move along with Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) leader Tahirul Qadri.

The disgruntled PTI president while talking to media representatives outside the Parliament House, maintained: “Imran Khan said we can’t move forward without the army.”

“Imran Khan also said that all the matters had been decided and there will be elections in September,” Javed Hashmi claimed, adding, it appeared as if everything had been planned in advance.

“So, they are here with this kind of plan. I can’t say whose plan it is. Only the planners themselves would know this. But, their name is being brought into a bad repute,” Hashmi continued.

He, however, said there was a mention of ISI and army. “Imran Khan himself said this before the core committee.”

Hashmi further said that ‘a hijacked PTI has come here’. “We have been held hostage”.

Javed Hashmi said he is still the President of PTI, as Imran Khan did not follow the provisions of the ‘constitution’ in sacking him. “Imran Khan should have gone through the party’s constitution first.”

Making one disclosures after another, he said that Imran Khan did not even have regard for the Constitution of Pakistan.

The PTI President said Imran Khan is driven by whims and that he maligned the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

He said the PTI’s core committee had warned Imran Khan to beware of Awami Muslim League (AML) leader Shaikh Rasheed.

Hashmi said he would even sacrifice his life for upholding the sanctity of the Parliament, Supreme Court and other institutions of the country.

In a press conference on Sunday, Javed Hashmi had disclosed that Imran Khan had said that he would not take the PTI’s march towards the Prime Minister House.

He said later as Imran Khan was about to announce joining Tahirul Qadri’s march towards PM House, he argued with Khan but to no avail. “Imran Khan said I could leave the party,” he added.

Later that day, Imran Khan announced to sack his party President Javed Hashmi and three other MNAs of the PTI, a move that is being criticized by the sacked members as being in clash with the party’s Constitution.