Pakistan's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced that his party is ready to engage in "conditional negotiations" with the country's powerful military and has appointed a representative for the talks.

"We will hold conditional negotiations if the military leadership appoints its representative," a post from Khan's official X handle said on Wednesday (Jul&nbsp;31), which cited a message from him from inside a jail on Tuesday.

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سابق وزیراعظم عمران خان کا عدالت سے پیغام: 
(۳۰ جولائی ۲۰۲۴) 
 
پاکستان تحریک انصاف ۹۰ فیصد اندرون اور بیرون ملک پاکستانیوں کی نمائندہ جماعت ہے۔ فارم ۴۷ کے سہارے آئی ہوئی کٹھ پتلی حکومت بطور ادارہ فوج اور قوم کے درمیان دراڑیں ڈالنے کی کوشش کر رہی ہے، جو کامیاب نہیں ہونے دیں گے۔…
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The military's media wing did not respond to news agency Reuters request for comment.

It may be mentioned here&nbsp;that the army has previously ruled Pakistan for more than half of its 63-year history but refuted it is currently involved in politics.

Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/imran-khan-to-complete-one-year-in-jail-on-august-5-pti-party-to-protest-against-indiscriminate-crackdown-745105">Imran Khan completes one year in jail on August 5, PTI party to protest against 'indiscriminate crackdown'</a>

Khan has been in jail since last August and was convicted in some cases ahead of the national election scheduled for February. He is also facing dozens of other ongoing cases.

Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party say the charges against him were politically motivated to thwart his return to power.

Notably, the candidates backed by PTI had a stronger-than-expected showing in the country's election and recently, a court ruled that the party was eligible for extra reserved seats, though still not enough to rule outright.

Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/pakistan-ex-pm-imran-khan-refuses-polygraph-and-other-forensic-tests-amid-may-9-riot-investigations-743649" target="_blank">Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan refuses polygraph and other forensic tests amid May 9 riot investigations</a>

Khan stated that one of the conditions for negotiations was that "clean and transparent" elections be held and that what he called "bogus" cases against his supporters be dropped.

Mahmood Khan Achakzai, a close political ally of Khan and leader of a smaller party, will represent him in the negotiation talks.

<h2>Imran Khan to completes one year in jail</h2>

August 5 (Monday) marks one year of Pakistan's former prime minister, Imran Khan's incarceration. To mark the one-year anniversary of the imprisonment of the party founder, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced a series of nationwide protests set for August 5.&nbsp;

PTI stalwart Asad Qaiser during a press conference held in Islamabad said, "August 5 marks the day of PTI founder's arrest, we will stage protests on that day."

Qaiser also demanded an end to the "baseless cases" against PTI leaders, highlighting the continued arrests of party members.

(With inputs from agencies)

Pakistan's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced that his party is ready to engage in "conditional negotiations" with the country's powerful military and has appointed a representative for the talks.

Pakistan's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced that his party is ready to engage in "conditional negotiations" with the country's powerful military and has appointed a representative for the talks. "We will hold conditional negotiations if the military leadership appoints its representative," a post from Khan's official X handle said on Wednesday (Jul 31), which cited a message from him from inside a jail on Tuesday. سابق وزیراعظم عمران خان کا عدالت سے پیغام: (۳۰ جولائی ۲۰۲۴) پاکستان تحریک انصاف ۹۰ فیصد اندرون اور بیرون ملک پاکستانیوں کی نمائندہ جماعت ہے۔ فارم ۴۷ کے سہارے آئی ہوئی کٹھ پتلی حکومت بطور ادارہ فوج اور قوم کے درمیان دراڑیں ڈالنے کی کوشش کر رہی ہے، جو کامیاب نہیں ہونے دیں گے۔… — Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) July 30, 2024 × The military's media wing did not respond to news agency Reuters request for comment. It may be mentioned here that the army has previously ruled Pakistan for more than half of its 63-year history but refuted it is currently involved in politics. Also read: Imran Khan completes one year in jail on August 5, PTI party to protest against 'indiscriminate crackdown' Khan has been in jail since last August and was convicted in some cases ahead of the national election scheduled for February. He is also facing dozens of other ongoing cases. Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party say the charges against him were politically motivated to thwart his return to power. Notably, the candidates backed by PTI had a stronger-than-expected showing in the country's election and recently, a court ruled that the party was eligible for extra reserved seats, though still not enough to rule outright. Also read | Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan refuses polygraph and other forensic tests amid May 9 riot investigations Khan stated that one of the conditions for negotiations was that "clean and transparent" elections be held and that what he called "bogus" cases against his supporters be dropped. Mahmood Khan Achakzai, a close political ally of Khan and leader of a smaller party, will represent him in the negotiation talks. Imran Khan to completes one year in jail August 5 (Monday) marks one year of Pakistan's former prime minister, Imran Khan's incarceration. To mark the one-year anniversary of the imprisonment of the party founder, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced a series of nationwide protests set for August 5. PTI stalwart Asad Qaiser during a press conference held in Islamabad said, "August 5 marks the day of PTI founder's arrest, we will stage protests on that day." Qaiser also demanded an end to the "baseless cases" against PTI leaders, highlighting the continued arrests of party members. (With inputs from agencies)

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