Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Mashal Yousafzai has linked support for the proposed 28th Constitutional Amendment to relief for party founder Imran Khan, saying she and 25 other senators would vote in favour of it if he benefited from the amendment. Speaking to a priviate TV channel, Yousafzai said that if the matter concerned Imran Khan’s release, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan would vote before her. She added that she would not have discussed the proposed amendment if Imran Khan had opposed the provisions being considered.

Yousafzai also criticised Mahmood Khan Achakzai over his role in negotiations for Imran Khan, saying he had failed to fulfil the responsibilities expected of him. She said Imran Khan had selected Achakzai to hold talks, but little progress had been made over the past year. According to Yousafzai, Achakzai should have represented the opposition in the recent negotiations. However, she claimed he had travelled to Quetta during the talks and was not responding to calls. She further alleged that Achakzai returned after PTI lost its government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. She said that whenever the issue of negotiations arose, Achakzai expressed reluctance to visit the speaker’s chamber.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)