PM Imran Khan should step down to end crisis, says PTI founding member

ISLAMABAD: Amid the ongoing political unrest in the country, MNA Najeeb Haroon, who is also the founding member of PTI, said the only way to end the turmoil is the resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Speaking at a private news channel progam, Haroon said that the PM should resign and bring forward any other member from the party to become prime minister.

“That’s the only way to move forward and bring this crisis to an end,” he stated.

The MNA was of the view that not only the government but the party is also at stake by this stalemate situation.

“The country can no longer sustain instability and PM Imran Khan must shed his stubbornness and somebody else from within the party be brought forward as the prime ministerial candidate,” he suggested.

Reaffirming his support for the party in the crisis, despite having differences, he said: “I am founding member and conveyed my thinking to the premier in a meeting as well.”

Haroon, like several other MNAs, also distanced himself from the stance taken by federal ministers Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Asad Umar and Fawad Chaudhry who “categorically” stated that there was “no space” for minus-Imran Khan formula.

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Earlier during the show, another disgruntled MP of PTI Aamir Talal Gopang appeared and denied the impression that he is voting against the party line after being bribed by the Opposition.

After Gopang’s decision, the number of PTI disgruntled MPs reached 14 as Afzal Khan Dhandla also released a video message, confirming his distance from the party.

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