ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to Pervez Khattak and sought an explanation for inciting members to leave the party.
The notice issued by PTI Secretary General Umar Ayub Khan has asked Khattak, a senior politician from Nowshera district, to explain his position on the anti-party move within seven days of the notice.
“It has come to the notice of the party leadership that you are contacting party members and instigating them to leave the party. In view of these reported activities, you are called upon to explain in writing within seven days of this notice,” the show cause notice said.
The notice also clarified that if their response is found unsatisfactory or they do not respond, further action will be taken as per party policy and rules.
Khattak, who served as the party’s secretary general and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister during the PTI regime, has already announced to quit the party’s provincial seat.
Amid the ongoing mass exodus, several politicians have jumped ship from the PTI, with many claiming to quit the party and quit politics.
In the evacuation that started after the political figures left the party one after another under the leadership of Imran Khan, most of the politicians included Fawad Chaudhry, Ali Zaidi, Mahmood Baki Maulvi, Imran Ismail, Firdous Ashiq Awa, Amir Mahmood Kayani, Sardar Tanveer Ilyas included. Fayyazul Hasan Chauhan and Murad Ras.
Many former PTI members have joined the newly formed Isthikam Pakistan Party (IPP) under the leadership of senior politician Jahangir Tareen, while some are looking for alternative options or the disastrous events of May 9. After distancing themselves from the party.
