ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Defense Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founders Imran Khan’s party leaders and even his family members do not want him to be released from the prison.
In his statement on the social media platform “X,” Khawaja Asif said that the current situation of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has become such that it appears the party’s leadership, relatives, and “social media activists” do not want him to be released.
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— Khawaja M. Asif (@KhawajaMAsif) February 17, 2026He said that all of them are running their own businesses [doing politics] and will not allow those businesses to shut down. He added that the current situation is visible all day long on television.
The Defense Minister further stated that the owner of the PTI votes [Imran Khan is currently incarcerated while those leaders who are outside do not even have a single vote.