The coalition of convenience between PTI and the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) remains strained due to conflicting statements from leaders of both parties.
SIC chief Sahibzada Hamid Raza has warned PTI leaders that their criticism of the alliance will make Imran Khan “suffer more than anyone”.
Speaking to DawnNewsTV, Mr Raza said censuring the PTI-SIC alliance in public would benefit the current government. “Party discipline will also be compromised, and our attention will be diverted from Imran Khan’s cases,” he said.
“The purpose of joining SIC was to bring PTI candidates under one umbrella, so the plans of other parties to pressurise candidates would not be successful,” he said, adding that the target was achieved as their votes in most elections in the parliament remained secure.
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