In the midst of negotiations with the government, PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry denied that the PTI had approached courts to request the restoration of the provincial assembly of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
Fawad blasted the media in a tweet for its careless reporting, claiming that no TV station tried to fact-check the story before airing it.
ہمارے میڈیا کا یہ حال ہے کہ صبح سے چل رہا ہے کہ تحریک انصاف کے وزراء اعلی نے پیٹیشن دائرکر دی ہے کہ صوبائ اسمبلیاں بحال کر دیں، پوچھیں یہ پیٹیشن کہاں داخل ہوئ ہیں کسی کو پتہ نہیں کس قانون کے تحت اسمبلیاں بحال ہو سکتی ہیں کوئ پتہ نہیں، لیکن مجال ہے کوئ معمولی تحقیق ہی کر لے
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) April 28, 2023
Since morning, it is being reported that the [former] chief ministers of [Punjab and KP] have filed petitions to restore the provincial assemblies. But no one has any idea as to under which law the assemblies can be restored,” he wrote on Twitter.
Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) president Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has said that the speakers of the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa legislatures have petitioned the courts to have their respective legislatures reinstated.
“KP and Punjab Assembly speakers took Imran Khan in the loop then filed petitions in the courts for restoration of assemblies,” said Elahi, who is also the former Punjab chief minister, while answering questions from media persons after attending a hearing of a case against him at a local court.
He made no more mention of the dates or the courts in which the petitions were filed, though.
Elahi criticised the Sharif family, claiming they were usually involved in vindictive politics. They have a history of making up charges and arresting political opponents.
Moreover, Elahi claimed Imran agreed with his recommendations and distributed party tickets after consulting with him.
