Refuting the allegations by his party president Javed Hashmi, the PTI chief said in his 18 years of political struggle he has never needed any political crutches.
Claiming that he has always stood by his principles of fighting for real democracy, Imran said that he neither needs to nor would seek army’s help on political issues.
The PTI chief reiterated that throughout the Azadi March he has emphasised that he would never accept any undemocratic action or intervention.
Imran termed Hashmi's statement about the Chief Justice of Pakistan a figment of his imagination.
"It was unfortunate that Hashmi has chosen to try and malign me in a baseless fashion for his own questionable agenda," said Imran.
Earlier in an exclusive interview with Javed Chaudhry on Express News on late Monday, Hashmi said Imran Khan asked him not to worry, as a judge would order for re-elections. He added that three member committee was also selected to manage the affairs of the next elections as Imran was sure about midterm elections.
He further said that he wasn’t really sick during the marches when he was admitted into a hospital or when he went back to Multan.
“When he changed his direction and began moving towards the PM House on someone’s else’s direction, I decided not to walk with him any longer,” says Hashmi.
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Did Nawaz and his corrupt parliament ask hashmi to bring proof before they termed him as hero .?
Who called the army in and lied about it ? Ask hashmi
Why was hasmi allowed to speak in parliament when he was de-seated on 18 th of August?
Is hashmi never going to join PML-N ?
Hashmi relies on his followers for wining election , he should look in the mirror before he points finger at Qadri ?
We need to root out politics of nepotism , money laundering , inaction , political dictatorship PML N and heridetary politics Nawaz and Hashmi himself .
Ha ha !, Captain Imran Khan is match fixing for Establishment. Now he is caught Red handed.
As a peace loving Hindu I urge all those in Pakistan to seek a better way of life through peaceful means. It is such a sham that partition from India happened. Surely the best thing would be to unite, we have less corruption and a more democratic system.
Imran Khan definitely has been talking about having the military behind him. And that is not good for Pakistani democracy. The people of Pakistan should be able to elect the government. And if the government doesn’t perform well, they should be able to vote it out at the next election.
Unfortunately, they’re not being allowed to do that, and that doesn’t augur well either for Pakistani democracy or for stability in Pakistan.
Noora supporter has finally learned to comment on blogs. Good going, still credit goes to PTI and Khan Sahib.
Hashmi is the only one among the top-4 positions in PTI to have been elected when all others were unelected Chairman, Vice Chairman etc etc. He is a true whistleblower of democracy in Pakistan. Bravo!
historically lobbing allegation without proof is his way of getting attention. He is done this to every party he has been in. very vindictive old man who will say anything to get even.
How can the army be with Imran Khan........he is talking of rolling back the status quo.
Imran has clearly lost the battle by blatantly asking for Army's intervention. He has been used by the Army just to weaken Nawaz Sharif. Period. A large majority of Pakistanis do not love those who come with the help of Army.
He has weaken his political career to an extent that only a miracle can recover this loss.
Imran Khan has destroyed his politics. He can never become the PM of Pakistan!!
Imran and Qadri must be immediately arrested. Their names should be included in ECL. They should be invested for Treason.
He said, he said! Wonder what's the truth...
I believe that army is behind all this drama. Entire script is written by Army.
@TightPatloon:
N-league has planted Hashmi in PTI to use in these kind of situation. Hashmi has said NS is my leader before and he is my leader in future.
Javed Hashmi is a trustworthy man. People from all parties respect him. His comments are always given due respect. If he is saying something, then definitely there is something wrong. Allah bless Pakistan. Allah bless Javed Hashmi.
Imran, you are exposed. Please stop this nonsense now. We want to get rid of you.
Mr. Hashmi, has lamented accusations in press conference and later on in talk show of Mr. javed ch. express tv. totally denied what he has uttered in his press co. confused personality confusing people. IK has affirmed his position that he will never leave without the resignation of PM. Controversy to name army, core commanders shall be unveiled, since in such vibrant media (though question about the media is being asked by media itself) it is very difficult to hide things.
I hate Imran Khan.
@lkhan: Hashmi highly respected!!!! I SERIOUSLY DOUBT HIM NOW.
It is telling that Pakistani cricketers do not exude sportsman spirit. We have had outbursts from most of their cricketers, including weird statements like they have 'big hearts' etc. Spot fixing, ball biting, ball tampering and every other kind of vice in cricket has had a Pakistani connection. Despite the individual talent, the Pakistani cricketers have not learned to be gentlemen. This is true of Imran Khan too.
Imran khan have the agenda for which he came here and he has no way to go out. As he told earlier that "Ya to mout ya Azaadi". Hashmi's decision to go back is very shameless, if anyone go to the war field have no choice to go back. Words spoken by hashmi has no credibility.
Shame for Imran. Shame for Imran. Shame for Imran. Shame for Imran.
Imran and Qadri cannot take such big steps without backing of Army. Nation cannot trust these two politicians who are definitely planted by Army.
Go Imran go. Go Qadri go. Both are worse than Taliban.
There should be no doubt that Establishment is backing Imran and Qadri. Even blind man can realize it.
I have never seen Imran speaking truth. His speeches and interviews are always full of lies. Rather his complete life is full of lies. No trust on him.
Biggest shame for Imran. He must be punished under Article 6. He is an enemy of Pakistan.
Given a choice between someone who went to jail for seven years in support of democracy and constitutional rule rather than cave into a dictator's demands and someone whose speeches start with 'I' and ends after a litany of 'I's and ''Me's, I know who I'd rather believe . Imran Khan political career has crashed to a halt.
It is hard to believe Imran Khan's words. If Mr.Hashmi had wanted power, all he had to do was keep quiet and let the drama play out. It is Imran Khan who has been making false promises right from the start. Even since he started to take advice from Sheikh Rasheed, his politics has become unpredictable.
Who ever will do good will face troubles and accusations in our country and society. So IK must be doing something right that people are gathering and coming daily to criticize him only by forgetting all the other ills in country
@sabi: He was elected democratically and if the need be, removed democratically. Just like in the case N league when intra-party elections were held and Nawaz Sharif became the president of the party....... oops my bad that never happened, because N league isn't a political party it's a family business .
@Usman: I think you're forgetting where Hashmi came to PTI from in the first place.
When Hashmi left N league all the N supporters were crying out against him on facebook and now that he said something against Imran Khan according to those same people he has become the most truthful man to ever walk this Earth.
Tanveer Warriach - Why Imran Khan did not accept judicial commission? Because Script was written to Get All in One Go.
@MK: Imran Khan is acting like a dictator of his own party PTI. He cannot forgive the Pakistani majority population for their voting against him so he is trying to take power by violent force and unrest. He cannot tolerate difference of opinion in his own party. He is just someone who is making a bigger joke of himself by each passing day. He should get some rest and think about his mental state. The nation is sick of his games especially since he is destabilizing the country due to his big ego. Hashmi is still president of PTI by constitution. Imran Khan must be shown that mob rule by a few thousand protesters cannot bring a nation to its knees.
Hashmi ney Imran khan ki Siasat ko 35 Punctures laga diye.
I failed to understand if Imran Khan was sure that judiciary will go against Nawaz Sharif as hashmi said, why he not accepted judicial commission , something confusing in Hashimis stance
Useless I said he said waste of time. If Imran Khan and Hashmi cannot put up with each others constructive ideas and criticism how can one believe PTI will have any successful but badly needed "Constructive Dialogue" with anyone in the present government or proposed dialogue commitees? First both sides have to shut their personal agendas, opinions or old attitudes to make progress. There are enough sensible open minded intelligent people in PML-N, Parliament and other parties.
Whose side is Hashmi working on? PML or army or pti which he is supposed to or some foreign agenda? Why is he creating this confusion ? Looks like there is a splinter group in PTI which is trying to hijack this development. This conspiracy should be unmasked soon or there will be massive trouble
Thank you Hashmi sb! We are really happy that you have left PTI, good for us! The little bit respect you had has been lost today! We don really care about you. You were a bojh on the party anyways. Good Riddance! Ik zindabad!
Btw: let's talk money, how much did you make? Quite a lot I assume? Good for you. Take this money with you when you die!
IK, please speak of your agenda and not Hashmi Saheb's. In case you are still not aware of it, Hashmi Saheb is highly respected as an experienced politician of integrity by all parties. Maligning him will not serve you, only show you up as even more worthless. You have time and again with smiles mentioned the third umpire for the world to hear, and more that points to your ambitions to attain the powers that be run totally amok. Much as you mention democracy, the attack on public buildings is anti-democratic to state it mildly. To arm your followers with batons and worse when claiming peaceful marches point to lying to state it mildly once again. The destruction of the capital city under your auspices is not sustainable. The democracies of the UK and Scandinavian countries whom you quote, would have used police might against such the moment it began, many including the leaders behind bars for disturbing public peace and destruction of property.... Hashmi Saheb is a learned politician with empathy for the needy, you are just an upstart who will never learn - a vast difference between the two.
Imran Khan Zindabaad! Go Nawaz Go!
Dont give in to the games being played by certain elements of the media, both you and Qadri will be vindicated.
IK nation has seen your demonstration of 'true' democracy in last two weeks it's extremely ugly and horrible-You wanted to rule the country like a monarch where views opposit to yours would be a crime. You have insulted collective conscience of the nation by blatant lies and foul language believing people like all that which is untrue hence you lost everything.
If a person can't even run his own party properly and select suitable people for important posts, then how is he to be considered competent enough to run a whole country and make suitable appointments?
Even if every accusation against Hashmi is accepted, it does not change the fact that he has been the appointed and accepted President of PTI for a significant amount of time. If even the person selected to be the president of the party was not trustworthy then what assurance do I have that the rest of the people holding important positions in the party can be trusted? And if a person can't even organize and run a party properly then how would he run a whole country?
And if it really is a one man show and he can't even find one reliable second in command, then what happens if something happens to him after he is in power? Would the whole country be left in the hands of untrustworthy leadership?
Is there even a plan here somewhere?