A quietly held session between senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and Interior Secretary Mohsin Naqvi has triggered a debate of possible
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Naqvi-PTI session sparks controversy
A quietly held session between senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and Interior Secretary Mohsin Naqvi has triggered a debate of possible back channel contacts between the rivals faction and powers that be and also raised questions over intra-division communication and coordination within the faction after it emerged that faction founding chairman Imran Khan's family had no prior knowledge of the engagement.
A post circulating on X on Sunday initially asserted that Imran's sister Aleema Khan was present during a session involving PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Provincial head Sohail Afridi with the interior secretary.
Aleema Khan swiftly rejected the assertion on X, clarifying that no member of Imran Khan's family was present at the session and that the family had not been informed beforehand. Her refusal, however, inadvertently verified the session's existence, setting off a chain of queries that brought the encounter into general focus.
Rumours regarding a session between Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and the interior secretary at the former's residence had been circulating for several days, although neither PTI nor Barrister Gohar had verified it during that period.
The matter remained publicly unaddressed until Aleema Khan's comment brought it into the spotlight, after which Sohail Afridi's name also surfaced in connection with the session and was later acknowledged by PTI's top leadership in response to queries.
The Express Tribune reached out to Barrister Gohar Ali Khan for confirmation of the documented session and its agenda. He verified that the session had taken place and restated again that no member of Imran Khan's family was present. However, he did not respond to further questions regarding the agenda or detailed points of discussion.
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