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PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has said that he informed the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) that vloggers were fuelling internal differences within the party.
Gandapur, while speaking to the media, alleged that PTI founder’s sister Aleema Khan, instead of stopping them, was supporting their stance.
The KP CM said he had also conveyed to the PTI founder that columnist Hafeezullah Niazi — a relative of Khan — was writing articles portraying Aleema Khan as both the ‘party chairperson and prime minister’.
The chief minister said a campaign was being run to make Aleema the chairperson of the party, which, he warned, was damaging PTI. He added that attempts were underway to spread despair within the party, while propaganda suggested that no serious efforts were being made for the PTI founder’s release.
According to Gandapur, groupings were also being created within PTI to serve vested interests. “I have shared the facts as they are with the PTI founder,” he said.
The chief minister said he met the PTI founder after a long gap and discussed a range of issues requiring consultation. In the previous meeting too, matters of reforms and changes in the government had come under discussion, Gandapur recalled.
He said he had informed the PTI founder earlier as well that his government intended to introduce some changes. During the latest consultation, Gandapur said, reforms and cabinet reshuffles were discussed in detail.
Following the meeting with the PTI founder, Gandapur called Aqibullah and Faisal Tarakai and informed them of the decisions taken. He stressed that such developments were normal in government affairs.
The chief minister added that both Aqibullah and Tarakai had been part of his team, and further reforms and changes were now being made after consultation with the PTI founder.
Gandapur further stated that the PTI founder had issued directions concerning both the party and government matters.
