Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Salman Akram Raja has once again extended an offer of talks to the government.
The Istehkam-e-Pakistan Conference was held in Islamabad under the auspices of the Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM), where leaders of the opposition alliance voiced strong protests and forcefully criticised the government’s policies.
Salman Akram Raja
In his address, Salman Akram Raja said, “We invite you – come and talk to us. If you refuse dialogue, we are ready, and we will struggle.”
He stated, “The people of Pakistan are not a herd – you must listen to our voice.”
Omar Ayub
Opposition leader Omar Ayub stated that on 8 July, a meeting of the Green Initiative was held at the President’s House, where amendments to the IRSA Act’s water measurement procedure was discussed and signed by President Asif Zardari.
Mahmood Achakzai
Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chief Mahmood Achakzai proposed leaving the parliamentary committees and establishing a parallel opposition house.
He stated that the opposition should unite against the current government, bring forward a no-confidence motion, withdraw from the government’s committees and form a similar assembly based on Form 45 data, with Asad Qaiser as the speaker.
Senator Allama Raja Nasir Abbas
Senator Allama Raja Nasir Abbas asserted that the only way to move the country forward is through adherence to the rule of the Constitution.
He added, “In a country where the Constitution is so weakened and disrespected, the foundations of that country become hollow.”
The conference was also addressed by other political leaders, including Musafi Nawaz Khokhar and Sahibzada Hamid Raza, and participants unanimously passed a resolution condemning the Israeli aggression in Gaza.
