PTI Chairman Imran Khan held a meeting with a high-level delegation of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan headed by Maulana Khan Muhammad Sherani at his Zaman Park residence in Lahore.

According to a detailed statement by the PTI, the leaders discussed the country’s political situation, the government’s “invasion against the Constitution and the judiciary, and the massacre of democracy and democratic values”.

The delegation strongly condemned Imran’s “abduction” and the oppression of the PTI. Sherani also laid emphasis on the need for a comprehensive investigation to bring to justice those who damaged property on May 9.

PTI and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan also fully agreed to expand and mobilise political cooperation.

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