Prime Minister’s Coordinator for Data and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Affairs Ikhtiyar Wali Khan addresses a press convention in Islamabad on Wednesday, Dec 10, 2025. SCREENGRAB
ISLAMABAD:
The federal government on Wednesday continued to arrange floor for a decisive transfer in opposition to the embattled PTI, as political tensions heightened after essential remarks by a army spokesperson relating to Imran Khan, which the federal government has defended and linked to nationwide safety issues.
The most recent salvo was thrown by Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Data for Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Affairs Ikhtiar Wali Khan saying that “issues have reached a degree of no return”.
Addressing a information convention, he mentioned the PTI had persistently focused the establishment that had introduced delight to the nation on the international degree.
Wali assailed the PTI for its latest actions, warning the social gathering, “We’ve got tolerated you with a lot grace and for the sake of democracy. Nevertheless, issues have now reached a degree of no return, no mercy and no tolerance.”
“All doorways to talks are actually closed,” Wali mentioned.
He went on to say that anybody supporting the incarcerated PTI founder “stood for the desecration of Pakistan’s sovereignty, honour, and improvement”.
“We don’t wish to label anybody a traitor or ban a political social gathering,” he continued. Nevertheless, he burdened that “given the present state of affairs, I ask the folks what [else] might be executed”.
He blamed the PTI for attacking state establishments, selling hatred, and destabilizing the nation utilizing completely different means, together with false narratives.
The coordinator questioned PTI’s efficiency throughout its years in energy, saying that regardless of 13 years of rule in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the social gathering couldn’t assemble a single main hospital or college. “Which mission did PTI construct throughout its rule?” he requested, alleging that the social gathering’s politics had harmed the youthful era by spreading hatred.
“It was a blessing from God that the Centre, Punjab, Sindh, and Balochistan have remained protected from the PTI’s soiled politics,” he remarked, warning that the federal government “will now set Ok-P free as nicely.”
Whereas commenting on PTI’s latest political gathering in Peshawar, Wali mentioned they failed to assemble even a modest crowd in its Peshawar rally regardless of mobilising folks from throughout the nation. He alleged that the social gathering routinely used faith for political positive factors and had adopted “a political strategy that encourages extremism”.
He additional drew a comparability between PTI and banned outfits, calling that “there is no such thing as a distinction between the TTP and the PTI”.
He held the PTI chargeable for incidents similar to Might 9 and November 26, saying the social gathering had repeatedly broken nationwide pursuits.
Responding to hypothesis relating to Governor’s Rule in Ok-P, he remarked, “If we had supposed to impose Governor’s Rule, we might have executed so after the November 26 incident.”
He additional alleged that PTI’s social media networks had been being operated from India and Israel, including that the Indian media was actively selling what he known as the “false narrative” of the PTI founder’s household.
Concluding his remarks, he reaffirmed his dedication to nationwide unity, declaring, “My selection is Pakistan. Lengthy reside Pakistan.”
Sharjeel Inam Memon
Sindh Minister for Data and Transport Sharjeel Inam Memon mentioned that the occasions of Might 9 can by no means be forgotten and urged political leaders to acknowledge their previous errors for the sake of the nation’s stability.
Addressing a information convention at Sindh Home in Islamabad, Memon mentioned the person who was “introduced into energy by means of rigging in 2018” not solely stole the general public mandate but in addition did not ship any significant governance throughout his three-and-a-half-year tenure.
Criticising the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s former authorities, he mentioned its leaders nonetheless solely talk about Shaukat Khanum Hospital and the college mission, however can’t level to any main improvement initiative from their time in energy.
He mentioned the PTI period can be remembered as a “darkish interval” marked by political victimisation and assaults on democratic establishments.
The minister mentioned it was ironic that the previous prime minister was now being projected as a hero regardless of his previous claims of getting “ideally suited relations with the institution.”
He questioned why the PTI management didn’t talk about democratic norms once they had been in authorities, recalling incidents such because the Senate chairman’s election and the social gathering’s stance in the course of the no-confidence episode.
Memon accused the PTI authorities of gross human rights violations, together with arrests of political opponents, media trials, and submitting fabricated instances.
He recalled the arrest of President Asif Ali Zardari, and the way Faryal Talpur was despatched to jail on the evening of Eid. “Their period was the worst type of authoritarianism,” he added.
Memon additionally criticised the PTI’s alleged worldwide lobbying, claiming that overseas media retailers, together with in India, readily opened their doorways for the social gathering’s management and relations.
He additionally questioned why Israel — accused globally of extreme human rights violations — expressed concern over the PTI founder’s arrest.
The minister mentioned his social gathering doesn’t label anybody a traitor however appealed to PTI leaders to apply accountable politics and chorus from inciting youth in the direction of hatred and destruction.
Memon burdened that the federal government stays open to dialogue and believes political points should be resolved by means of talks.
Nevertheless, he mentioned PTI has repeatedly refused to interact. “We nonetheless need political reconciliation, however politicians should admit their errors. The nation can’t neglect the occasions of Might 9, nor the assault on the residence of Quaid-e-Azam,” he mentioned.
He mentioned the PTI founder was neither a ‘superman’ nor had he achieved something extraordinary. “We can’t overlook what occurred to the nation,” he mentioned.
