00:00 Mr. Ali Taqbal, let's start with you.
00:02 The political scene that is being created,
00:05 political parties are going against each other,
00:09 and with each other, there is election,
00:11 unity, participation, everything is going on.
00:14 In such a situation, PTI, which used to be a very active party,
00:19 obviously, the public will be accepted in their place,
00:22 but where is the political activity of PTI at the moment?
00:27 You all know that PTI is being held in the name of the PPP,
00:39 and they are doing it in our name and in their name as well.
00:43 So, the answer to your question is where is the activity?
00:47 In front of you, if there is any attempt of activity,
00:50 then there is no permission, or if permission is given,
00:53 then it is withdrawn, and the organisers are accused of police brutality.
01:00 And in view of that, the Secretary General of PTI has recently written a letter to the President of Pakistan.
01:10 The President of Pakistan has connected the Prime Minister with this and has forwarded the letter.
01:19 He has assured the Prime Minister that every political party is allowed to participate,
01:27 and it is not necessary that the political party is not declared as a political party,
01:32 and it is not banned, which is a formal process,
01:36 which is done by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, or by a decision,
01:40 and it is a complete regular process.
01:42 So, except that, no one is prevented from contesting in the election,
01:47 according to the Prime Minister,
01:49 and no one is prevented from participating in the election campaign or any political campaign.
01:57 Now, this assurance has been given by the Prime Minister,
02:00 but when the President, who is a regular office holder,
02:03 has also been informed about this, that this is happening,
02:12 and a large political party, and in the letter of Umar Ayub, it is written that three political parties are saying this,
02:18 three famous political parties are complaining about not being level playing field or not being equal,
02:25 and they have not taken the name, but I think we can guess that PTI is PPP,
02:29 and even from the JUIF, it has been said a couple of times that it is not a level playing field.
02:37 Unfortunately, in response to this, the ministers of the Cabinet,
02:42 the Minister of Information, have again started on the same point,
02:45 that the President of Pakistan should not be the President of a party.
02:48 They are talking about a regular position, and reminding the Prime Minister of the promise,
02:52 and the Prime Minister, the Minister of the Cabinet, does not want to fulfill his promise,
02:55 or does not want to fulfill it, or has given a assurance,
02:58 and is not converting his words into actions.
03:01 So, you tell me, as a political party, what can we do?
03:05 So, Wali Sahib, in this regard, it is obvious that there has to be a mechanism,
03:09 and you can also cut the door of the law, if this is not the case.
03:14 Because I was listening that in November, you have some plans to hold a Jalsa,
03:17 and it is obvious that Sarbara is not present, but still, you have to have some political activity,
03:22 so that you can take part in the elections in the future, and motivate people, and get them out.
03:26 Yes, yes, absolutely, Inshallah, I think as the elections are coming closer,
03:30 I have hope and expectation that the democratic values will be applicable to everyone,
03:37 and everyone will be treated equally, I am saying this again and again,
03:42 the level playing field is this, and the PTI has also turned to the courts,
03:47 there is a very strong order of Peshawar High Court,
03:52 which is in the hands of the PTI, and is in the hands of the political movement and political assembly.
03:59 Now the question is of practicality, recently the Minister of High Court has also changed,
04:05 let us see, he is also a retired judge, let us see how he will bring the practicality to the PTI.
04:10 Lahore High Court also gave a decision, and more than one decision has been made,
04:15 the political assembly which the PTI wants to do,
04:19 especially in one case, the request was denied at the Liberty Square,
04:24 by the administration saying that there could be a security or law and order situation,
04:30 there is a danger, so the court ruled that if the PTI will not get permission here,
04:35 then no one will get permission, and you should give permission for a different, alternative place,
04:41 so the permission for the alternative place was also asked,
04:44 the PTI suggested three places, but we did not get an answer,
04:49 that the practicality could not be done on that also,
04:54 so this is a situation which I can tell you about.
04:57 But this does not mean that we have to lose our courage for some reason,
05:03 we are a political party, we will participate in the political struggle,
05:06 provided there is no obstacle in that.
