ISLAMABAD — Incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan wants his party leaders to “stick firmly to the ideology” of the party, PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja said on Thursday. Following the Islamabad High Court’s order to jail authorities to facilitate meetings for legal consultation, lawyers Barrister Salman Safdar and Advocate Latif Khosa were able to meet Imran and his wife , Bushra Bibi, at the Adiala jail on Wednesday.
According to both lawyers, the meeting lasted at least three hours and mainly focused on the couple’s legal and health issues. However, they did not divulge further details; the government often objects to lawyers using such meetings to make political statements. Speaking on Geo News programme ‘Capital Talk’ on Thursday, Raja said that he had multiple detailed conversations with Barrister Safdar following the latter’s meeting with Imran.
“Imran Khan’s fundamental message was to stick firmly to the ideology,” the PTI secretary general said, conveying details he heard from Safdar. “I have also been directed to stick to [our] ideology,” Raja added, noting that Imran’s “fundamental message is not to bow”. He further said Imran reiterated his support for National Assembly Opposition Leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai and Senate Opposition Leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, whom the PTI founder had picked for their respective roles.