Sheikh Waqas Akram
ON THE RECORD · 9 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“We said ‘No, this cannot be. You cannot do whatever you like with them. We took the votes from them. Tomorrow they will blame us: ‘You got us killed,’”
Sheikh Waqas Akram · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-13
Akram recounted the PTI's refusal of a federal proposal to impose emergency rule in 12 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, fearing residents would suffer.
“There has been no contact. No one in the party has had any contact with the chief minister,”
Sheikh Waqas Akram · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-13
Akram said no one in the PTI had been able to contact the suspended chief minister Sohail Afridi, who was taken into preventive custody.
“The long march has not ended. But a historic crackdown against the party has begun,”
Sheikh Waqas Akram · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-13
Akram commented on the party's ongoing protest march and the government's crackdown after the suspension of the PTI-led provincial government.
“We are filing a contempt petition,”
Sheikh Waqas Akram · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Sheikh Waqas Akram announced that PTI would file a contempt petition over the government's actions.
“Until the court explicitly stays its own decision, Imran Khan must be moved to the hospital as directed,”
Sheikh Waqas Akram · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Akram said the court's order remained in effect despite the review petition unless explicitly stayed.
“Days before the verdict, government officials were messaging our leaders that [PM] Shehbaz Sharif wants to talk,”
Sheikh Waqas Akram · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Akram claimed government officials had reached out to PTI before the court's verdict.
“And now, after the court decision, they want to file a review petition? Why are they doing this?”
Sheikh Waqas Akram · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Akram questioned why the government sought a review petition after the court's decision.
“On one hand, they say they will respect the court’s verdict, so why are they now objecting to it?”
Sheikh Waqas Akram · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Akram told Al Jazeera the government's stance on the court order was contradictory.
“only deepens hatred and makes reconciliation harder”
Sheikh Waqas Akram · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Akram warned that failing to implement the court's order would worsen political tensions.