PTI founder Imran Khan is being forced into an agreement, similar to those given to former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Mahmood Khan Achakza has claimed, according to Dawn.
\n\n“The same is happening today with the PML-N and PPP in government,” Achakzai said at a news conference at the Peshawar High Court (PHC). The leader was accompanied by Tehreek-i-Tahafuz-Ayin-i-Pakistan's (TTAP) Sardar Akhtar Mengal and Allama Raja Nasir Abbas.
\n\nAchakza was referring to the arrangements whereby the two former PMs went into self-imposed exile following their respective ousters.
\n\nSharif, who was ousted and imprisoned following a military coup by then-army chief Pervez Musharraf, left the country in 2000 following a deal negotiated by Saudi and Lebanese leaders.
\n\nBenazir, meanwhile, voluntarily went into self-exile after her party lost the 1997 general elections following her dismissal by then-president Farooq Leghari. At the time, her husband Asif Zardari was imprisoned over corruption charges, and was finally released in 2004.
\n\nAccording to Dawn, Mahmood Khan Achakza said they were in contact with all opposition parties and would soon convene a multi-party conference. Resigning from the assemblies was also an option, he said, adding that they…
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