Jailed Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan proposes ‘conditional’ talks with military
Al Jazeera
Khan says ready to hold ‘conditional negotiations’ with powerful military and has appointed a representative for talks.
Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has said his party is ready to hold “conditional negotiations” with the country’s powerful military and has appointed a representative for the talks.
“We will hold conditional negotiations if the military leadership appoints its representative,” according to a post from Khan’s official X page on Wednesday, which cited a message from him from inside a jail on Tuesday.
Khan said one of the conditions for negotiations was that “clean and transparent” elections be held and that what he called “bogus” cases against his supporters be dropped.
He appointed Mahmood Khan Achakzai, a close political ally and leader in a smaller party, to represent him in talks.
The army, which has directly ruled Pakistan for nearly half of its 76-year history but denies involvement in politics, has not commented on the offer yet.
