The decision was made during a PTI political committee meeting held in Islamabad, where the party leadership firmly stated their opposition to the constitutional changes proposed by the government.
In a declaration issued after the meeting, PTI stated categorically that it did not accept the government's plan to alter the constitution. The party called for protests across the country after Friday prayers, with leaders urging party members and supporters to take to the streets.During the meeting, the PTI also outlined its strategy for the upcoming National Assembly session. It was decided that only central leaders would participate in the session, with other members abstaining. Opposition leader Omar Ayub announced that he would only attend a special parliamentary party meeting after consulting Maulana Fazlur Rehman on the draft of the proposed amendments.The PTI's political committee also used the occasion to condemn the treatment of the party's founder, Imran Khan, who remains imprisoned in Adiala Jail. The party expressed strong disapproval of the conditions faced by their leader and called for immediate access for lawyers, family members, and party leaders.Earlier, the PTI had scheduled a protest for October 15 at Islamabad's D-Chowk, however, it postponed it after much deliberation due to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit being held in the city.A meeting of the PTI political committee was held where the decision had been taken due to the majority of the opinions of the PTI political committee members. Sources divulged that PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan had discussed the matters pertaining to the governmental offer with the political committee.