Erstwhile Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan clarified Monday that the former ruling party has no strained ties with the establishment and other state institutions. The politico, who became the PTI chairman when intra-party elections were nixed by the Election Commission of Pakistan, clarified his party’s stance saying: “The Armed Forces are ours. We have no tense ties with the establishment or any other institution.” While talking to journalists, he reiterated that the Imran Khan-led party would not boycott the general elections at any cost even if ‘bat’ symbol is not allocated. “We have prepared ‘Plan B’ and ‘Plan C’ to reach parliament. We will accept another electoral symbol, if ‘bat’ is not allocated, but we will not boycott the polls. Problems will be increased for reserved seats if party symbol is not allocated to us. The top court had stopped from holding non-party based elections.”
