Imran Khan Sent “Obscene Texts”, Alleges Woman Leader, Quits PTI

She alleged that the “honour” of the women associated with the party was not safe anymore.

PTI chief Imran Khan and ex PTI leader Ayesha Gulalai. 

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

A woman lawmaker of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday accused party chief Imran Khan of harassing women leaders in the party.

Ayesha Gulalai, who hails from South Waziristan tribal region, in a press conference alleged that “honour” of women affiliated with PTI was not safe.

Announcing to quit the party, she said, “My integrity matters to me the most” and “I cannot compromise when it comes to my honour and dignity”.

She also accused Khan of sending "obscene text messages" to women leaders of the party. She refused to share the messages but said that "they were so mean that nobody can tolerate them." According to a Dawn report, Gulalai herself received such a message from Khan in 2013.

She said that the PTI chief's BlackBerry could be checked as she was “not the only woman who had been sent inappropriate texts”.

All Blackberry records are available with the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and everything can be traced in this age of technology.

Gulalai to <i>Dawn</i>

She also agreed that she would coordinate “as needed” if a probe is carried out into the matter.

Taking a jibe at Khan, she said he suffered from “psychological problems” and “gets jealous of, people who are better than him.”

She also levelled charges of corruption against PTI government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and its chief minister Pervez Khattak who she alleged was acting like "mafia boss".

Gulalai was elected to the National Assembly on a reserved seat for women from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata), and has been a staunch and vocal supporter of the PTI and Khan. She resigned from both her party membership and NA seat.

She rejected reports that she was joining the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML(N)) of Nawaz Sharif but praised Sharif for respecting women.

No matter what the charges against him but Nawaz Sharif knows how to respect women.

Rejecting the allegations, PTI spokesman Fawad Chaudhry said that Gulalai had "sold her soul to PML(N) for money".

"It is old tactic of PML(N) that they buy people and she (Gulalai) has sold her soul. She has been used and would be forgotten in 24 hours,” he said.

Apologise, Resign From Parliament, PTI Tells Gulalai

PTI on Wednesday issued a “legal notice” to former party member Ayesha Gulalai for her scathing allegations against party chief Imran Khan, demanding that she apologise and resign from the National Assembly.

PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry said that since Gulalai has accused the party of moral and financial corruption, she should no longer retain her National Assembly seat won on the PTI’s ticket. He added that if she fails to resign, the party will request the Election Commission of Pakistan to denotify her.

“We know that she (Gulalai) met Amir Muqam a day before she held the press conference,” Chaudhry maintained, implying that she was in talks with the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party.

Gulalai, however, denied that she would be joining the PML(N).

(With inputs from PTI and IANS.)

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