Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, the president of the Pakistan Awami Muslim League and former interior minister, claims not to be in contact with the founder or any other leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf.
In an interview with media outside the anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi, he said that only Shibli Faraz was qualified to discuss talks between the PTI and the Establishment.
Regarding the deputy prime minister position, he stated that Pakistan’s constitution did not contain such a clause. He chided that “only the Jati Umra constitution offers the slot of deputy prime minister.”
He predicted that Pakistan would have an economic crisis within the next two months. “Industrialists are already facing tough conditions and now growers are up in arms,” he claimed.
He claimed that the purchasing of wheat had not yet started and that the general public’s financial situation was appalling.
The former federal minister reaffirmed that prisoners should be released from custody if they are innocent and unrelated to crimes.
He requested that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) be made aware of the wheat scam right now.
The following two months would be critical for Pakistani politics, thus he asked the administration to reconsider its policy.
