More than 30 Ulema from Punjab also pay tribute to former prime minister for his \u2018services to Islam\u2019
\nIslamabad
\nMore than 30 religious scholars from Punjab called on former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in which various issues were discussed, Express News reported on Sunday.
\nThe delegation, under the leadership of Chairman of Sunni Ittehad Council Pakistan Sahibzada Hamid Raza, met the ex-premier at his residence in Islamabad\u2019s Bani Gala. Former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Senator Shibli Faraz and others were also present at the meeting
\nThe ulema paid tribute to Imran for his services to Islam.
\nHamid Raza also had a one-on-one meeting with Imran in which the strategy regarding the long march to Islamabad and the current political situation was discussed.
\nImran appreciated Hamid Raza\u2019s efforts regarding inter-faith harmony.
\nOn Saturday, the former prime minister announced that he would reveal the date for the party\u2019s much-anticipated long march on coming Friday, saying that he was not expecting any \u201cmeaningful result from backchannel talks\u201d.
\nThe former prime minister, who has constantly been building momentum for the long march but has kept people guessing about its contours, heightened the suspense when he revealed that the final date for the long march would be announced on October 28, warning that the \u2018organised protest\u2019 could result into chaos if the government attempted to stop it.
\n\u201cPolitical parties always hold backdoor talks but I do not think the ongoing talks will have any meaningful outcome,\u201d the PTI chief said while addressing a news conference, flanked by party leader Azam Swati in Islamabad.
\nHe said that the importance of the negotiations was only to the extent of early elections but, it seemed, the incumbent rulers were not going to call snap polls.
\nThe PTI founder said that the \u201cimposed rulers\u201d suffered a humiliating defeat in the recently-held by-polls and realised that they could not compete with PTI in the election. \u201cTherefore,\u201d he said, \u201cthey will not call early elections,\u201d adding through an official statement that holding talks with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is fruitless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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