PTI to back 28th Amendment only if Imran Khan is freed

Lawmakers also set up a six-member steering committee on access and medical care for the PTI founder after a seven-hour meeting at Parliament House.

PTI’s parliamentary party will support the proposed 28th Constitutional Amendment only if founder Imran Khan is released, sources said.

A majority at the meeting backed linking that support to his release.

A six-member steering committee will handle access to him, his medical treatment, and talks with the government.

Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Allama Raja Nasir Abbas will head the committee.

The seven-hour session at Parliament House saw heated exchanges; several lawmakers walked out.

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