Peshawar:Jailed former premier Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has distanced itself from a party leader's invitation to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to join its protest, asserting that no foreign country has a role in its political struggle. Party Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said on Saturday the remarks by Muhammad Ali Saif, an advisor on information to the chief minister of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province ruled by Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), were taken out of context.
Saif said the party plans to invite Jaishankar to join its protests here, attracting backlash from the ruling coalition. PTI will invite Jaishankar, Indian External Affairs Minister, to come and join PTI's protest and speak to our people and see that Pakistan is a strong democracy where everyone has a right to protest, Saif said sarcastically in response to a question on Saturday.
Barrister Gohar Khan said Pakistan's 70-year-old policy about India is the backbone of the PTI party. "Peaceful protest is our constitutional right. No foreign dignitary, including from India, has been given an invitation to PTI to attend the protest. No foreign dignitary is allowed to make any comment on our internal matters," he said. "No foreign country, including India, has any role in PTI's political struggle," he added.