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Asad Qaiser asserts govt no longer able to keep former PM in custody

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SWABI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) Senior leader and former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaisar issued warning to the federal government. He said that no longer possible to keep former Prime Minister Imran Khan in custody.

Speaking to the media in Swabi, Qaiser said that meeting Khan is “our right” and cautioned that any harm to the PTI leader would have serious repercussions.

Qaiser warned “If the government were pushed to the wall and would not allow to live, then you will not be able to live,”. He added, Imran Khan’s release from custody is “not an issue,” implying that if Khan were willing to compromise.
He said that PTI members are “not terrorists” but “peace-loving people,” he added “We have had enough of the wars; we are tired after lifting dead bodies again and again.” He stressed that his party “cannot afford any war” and demanded that the government allow peace to prevail.

The remarks come amid ongoing tensions over PTI’s attempts to meet the former premier in Adiala Jail. The party has staged sit-ins and protests after being denied extended access, escalating political pressure on the federal authorities.

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