No withdrawal of civil disobedience call: PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar

Khawaja Asif says only Imran Khan holds influence in PTI, urging the founder to initiate direct talks with the govt

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar has confirmed that the call for civil disobedience issued by the party's founder has not been withdrawn, Express News reported. 

Speaking to the media outside the Parliament House on Monday, Barrister Gohar stated that the call for civil disobedience was made by PTI's founder and will remain in place. He stated that both the PTI parliamentary committee and the public fully support any call made by the party's founder.

Earlier, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif had commented on the possibility of negotiations with PTI, stating that no message had been received from the party thus far.

He advised PTI leadership that if they wished to engage in talks, they should soften their tone and approach. Without such an adjustment, he warned, negotiations would not be taken seriously.

Khawaja also remarked that within PTI, only Imran Khan held significant influence, and he suggested that the founder of PTI should initiate direct negotiations with the government.