Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) former president Makhdoom Javed Hashmi said here on Sunday that he never demanded the presidency of the party. Speaking at a press conference at his residence in Multan, he claimed that PTI Chairman Imran Khan had congratulated Nawaz Sharif on being elected as the Prime Minister and had also assured him (PM) that he will not disturb his government.
About the `Azadi march', Hashmi said, "Imran Khan's `antics' showed that the government will be toppled well before the party began its march towards Islamabad".
"I had told Imran Khan before joining the party that I will not work under you and I will share the same status", Hashmi said.
He also claimed that Shah Mehmood Qureshi joined PTI on the condition that he will be made vice chairman of the party.
Hashmi lamented that the children of the political leaders are studying abroad, whereas the children of the nation are out on the streets. He also claimed that the PTI's planning against the government will lead to the government to gain more time to control the situation and the party will be counted amongst the benefactors of the government.