PTI maverick Sher Afzal Khan Marwat said he had ended all reservations that he held against the party leadership after a meeting with former prime minister Imran Khan, adding that he was also tasked with leading a party rally next week.
“I have forgiven everyone from my end,” Marwat said while speaking to the media outside Adiala Jail.
Last month, the PTI had suspended his membership for constantly violating the party discipline, several statements criticising the party leaders and purportedly making “derogatory remarks” about Imran in one instance, Earlier this month, confusion surrounded his expulsion from PTI after a notification went viral on social media mentioning that his membership was cancelled for gross violation/breach of discipline while some other party sources had claimed the notification was ‘fake’.
Marwat had reportedly offered to resign from his National Assembly seat and get re-elected as an independent candidate, however, Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said he would meet Imran before accepting the resignation.
While speaking outside Adiala Jail today, Marwat said he met Imran after three months and spoke of their warm exchange. He said he told Imran all his complaints during the meeting and the PTI founder told his own but ultimately, “all misunderstandings have been cleared”.
Marwat said that in the presence of other party leaders, Imran tasked him with the responsibility of a rally on August 22 as well as overall duties of protests across the country.“I told him that people are ready to come out. Just give me the responsibility then whatever the consequence would be, they would be on us. Because we want to take out the people for your sake.”
Marwat further announced: “On Khan’s instructions, I have ended any reservation I had against the [party] leadership. I have forgiven everyone from my end. The matter is now buried after talking with Khan.”
On questions about returning to the party, Marwat said he was never removed and the notification of his membership’s cancellation was “fake”. Marwat said he also Imran to which the PTI founder agreed that any future complaints and concerns be put before Barrister Gohar or Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur to investigate and determine.
