Aleema Khan welcomes PTI Parliamentarians' unity at Lahore meeting

Express Tribune

3 days ago

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Aleema Khan on Monday welcomed the gathering of PTI parliamentarians in Lahore, calling it a positive step for the party and the province of Punjab.
Speaking to the media at the Gorakhpur checkpost, Aleema said the meeting in Lahore was encouraging for Punjab and reflected unity among party lawmakers.
"It is a good sign that all PTI parliamentarians came together in Lahore," she said. "We had always said that MNAs and MPAs from Punjab would demonstrate unity, and this meeting confirms that."
She stated that Punjab had witnessed significant injustices over the past two years and that such gatherings were necessary to address those issues.
She praised the Lahore event and said all members supported the initiative. "The meeting should be appreciated. We all welcome it," she added.
Responding to questions about the absence of certain Punjab-based leadership from the event, Khan said they were not informed of any such exclusion. "We were told that this was a meeting of parliamentarians. We are not aware of why Punjab's leadership was not invited," she said.
Expressing optimism, she concluded, "God willing, everything will be fine."
On the other hand, a new internal dispute has emerged within the PTI after the party's Punjab Chief Organiser, Aliya Hamza, publicly questioned the rationale and strategy behind PTI's recently launched 90-day protest movement.
The party had earlier announced a 'do-or-die' campaign intended to challenge the government and shape PTI's political direction.
However, tensions surfaced when Hamza was excluded from a key strategy meeting held in Lahore, raising eyebrows within party ranks.
When asked about her absence, PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja stated that Hamza had been 'too busy over the past two days' to attend the gathering.
In response, Hamza took to the social media platform X, posting a sarcastic remark: 'Such busyness that perhaps even I wasn't aware of!'
ویسے تو میرے تک پہنچنے والی کچھ اطلاعات کے مطابق میں پچھلےدو دن سے بہت مصروف تھی 🫣
ایسی مصروفیات جن کا شاید مجھے بھی عمل نہیں تھا!
کیا کوئی روشنی ڈالے گا؟
وزیراعظم خان کی رہائی کے لیے کس لائحہ عمل کا کل یا آج اعلان ہوا ہے؟
تحریک کہاں سے اور کیسے چلے گی؟
5اگست کے مقابلے میں 90… — Aliya Hamza Malik (@aliya_hamza) July 13, 2025
She went on to question the movement's planning and objectives, asking where the strategy for Imran Khan's release had been outlined and how the campaign would be executed. She also challenged the origin of the 90-day timeline, comparing it to the previously mentioned August 5 deadline.