All misunderstandings with MWM 'cleared', says Imran

PTI chief assured the party he would resolve any problems they face in KP and Punjab

LAHORE:

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Saturday announced that all misunderstandings with the Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) were cleared, adding that the party “reiterated their commitment” to PTI’s “struggle for Haqeeqi Azadi”.

The former premier took to Twitter to state that he held a meeting with the leader of MWM Allama Raja Nasir and his delegation on Friday.

Imran added that he assured the MWM members that he would resolve any problems the party may face in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and Punjab.

Had an excellent meeting with Allama Raja Nasir & MWM delegation yesterday. All misunderstandings were cleared & they reiterated their commitment to our struggle for Haqeeqi Azadi. I assured them we would resolve any problems they may face in KP & Punjab.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 7, 2023

The meeting between the two party leaders comes as MWM announced earlier this week that it would not give a vote of confidence to Punjab Chief Minister and PTI ally Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.

In a statement released by the party, the MWM Political Council said that it took the decision after consultation with its leadership.

According to the party spokesperson, the MWM  expressed "serious concerns over some of Elahi's actions" and said that its member of the Punjab Assembly Syeda Zahra Naqvi would not give him a vote of confidence.

In a bid to stop the dissolution of the Punjab Assembly on Dec 23, 2022, as announced by Imran, Governor Balighur Rehman asked Elahi to take a vote of confidence two days ahead of the deadline.

However, Speaker Sibtain Khan intervened and stated that it could not happen as the Punjab Assembly was in session and calling a new one would be unconstitutional.

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Subsequently, the governor de-notified Elahi on Dec 22, 2022. However, the Lahore High Court (LHC) ]reinstated the Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) leader on the assurance that he would not dissolve the assembly before Jan 11, 2023 – the next date of hearing.

A day after the LHC reinstated Elahi, PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry said that the party would ask Elahi to take a vote of confidence as soon as possible.

It is pertinent to note that earlier the MWM announced unconditional support to the former ruling party for the local government election in Islamabad. It hoped that residents of the federal capital would vote for the PTI to defeat the ruling coalition.