RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan has postponed civil disobedience movement on the request of PTI senior leadership.

Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan has said that Imran khan delayed the civil disobedience movement on the request of close associate and for the sake of country.

Incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has deferred the civil disobedience movement, announced following the party’s “do-or-die” protest in Islamabad, for a “few days on party leaders’ request”, his sister Aleema Khan announced.

“He Imran is worried about the country he will wait for a few more days,” she said while speaking to journalists outside Adiala Jail on Tuesday

Imran in a post on X had warned the government of launching a “civil disobedience” movement if his demands judicial inquiry of the May 9, 2023, riots and November 26 crackdown on PTI protesters and release of its “political prisoners” are not met.

The ousted prime minister also constituted a five-member negotiation committee comprising Omar Ayub Khan, Ali Amin Gandapur, Sahibzada Hamid Raza, Salman Akram Raja and Asad Qaiser.

Earlier this week, the reports of the former ruling party and the government’s agreement to use the parliamentary forum for negotiation emerged following a meeting between PTI stalwart Asad Qaiser with NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq.

However, Qaiser dismissed these reports saying that he visited Sadiq’s residence for condolences. “No discussion regarding negotiations took place with the NA speaker,” he added. Similarly, the government has also said that no talks with the PTI have been initiated.

Aleema, while talking to media today, said that Imran had demanded the government to fulfil his two demands, adding that the negotiation committee has also been tasked to hold dialogue with the incumbent government on the same two points.

“Imran warned that if these demands are not met, he will announce launching the civil disobedience movement,” she added.