Audio leak: Aleema Khan criticises PTI leaders over Islamabad rally

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Founder Imran Khan's sister, Aleema Khan, has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the party's leadership following the postponement of the Islamabad rally.

In a leaked phone call purportedly featuring Aleema Khan, she questions the decision-making process behind the scheduled rally's delay.

She asks why the chairman of the party, Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, who was not even in jail, did not decide about the Islamabad rally. Aleema Khan also inquired as to who ordered party leader Azam Swati to send a message to PTI Founder Imran Khan, requesting the rally's postponement. 

"On whose request did Azam Swati go to meet the founder of PTI early in the morning?" a voice said to be Aleema Khan's could be heard questioning. 

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She also challenged who authorized Swati's meeting with Imran Khan, suggesting a lack of transparency in the decision-making process. "Who allowed Azam Swati to meet the PTI founder?" Aleema Khan questioned. 

Criticizing the leadership further, she accused the party leadership of avoiding direct engagement with party workers, implying that the decision to postpone was made without proper consultation or courage to face the members. "When they did not have the courage to face the workers, they got the rally postponed through [Imran Khan]," she alleged.

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Earlier on Thursday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan announced postponement of the party's scheduled public gathering in Islamabad. Party leader Azam Swati along with the PTI chairman told the media that they had postponed today's public gathering in Islamabad on the directions of PTI Founder Imran Khan. 

The political atmosphere was tense as the PTI announced its rally in Islamabad despite the administration revoking the party's permit for the event late last night, leading to heightened security measures across the twin cities. Containers have been strategically placed around the Red Zone, effectively blocking all roads leading to the area.

Security was placed on high alert in both Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Access to the Red Zone was restricted, with only government employees allowed to enter by showing their office cards.