Three leaders of Tehreek-e-Insaaf, Yasmin Rashid, Mian Mehmood-ul-Rashid and Umar Sarfaraz Cheema have decided that they will stay with the party led by Imran Khan.
After the May 9 attacks by party workers, which came after Khan’s arrest, several party leaders have parted ways with the PTI chief and some have either quit politics or taken a “break”. Is.
The three members whose vows came on Thursday have been behind bars for several days as several leaders and thousands of party workers were arrested for their alleged involvement in the May 9 attacks.
When Rashid was produced in court today, she was asked if she would follow Fawad Chaudhry and others after they left the party.
“I am not going. I stand with PTI […] I stand with Imran and I am not going anywhere,” she asserted.
Speaking to reporters outside the Anti-Terrorism Court, Rashid said leaving the PTI was “unthinkable”.
“Despite all odds, I will stand by Imran Khan and the PTI,” he said and when Fawad was asked about this, he replied: “Khas kam jahan pak [to get rid of someone Urdu phrase used].”
تمام تر مشکلات کے باوجود عمران خان کیساتھ ڈٹ کر کھڑے ہیں۔ عمران خان اور پی ٹی آئی کو چھوڑنے کا تصور بھی نہیں کیا جاسکتا۔
— PTI (@PTIofficial) May 25, 2023
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In a brief reply to reporters, Cheema said that I am a party worker and will stand by it.
Just a day earlier, Fawad, the party’s now-former senior vice president, said he unequivocally condemned the May 9 events and decided to take a break from politics.
Therefore, I have resigned from my party post and separated from Imran Khan.
Khan’s close confidant Asad Umar also stepped down as party leader as he resigned as secretary general and resigned as a member of the core committee.
Many party leaders and legislators including Shireen Mazari, Aamir Mehmood Kayani, Malik Amin Aslam, Mehmood Maulvi, Aftab Siddiqui, Fayyazul Hasan Chauhan have publicly condemned the attacks on state institutions and announced to quit the former ruling party from May 9. What is it. Demolish, Destroy
Tensions between Khan and the government escalated after attacks on military installations, with the military and current rulers vowing to try violent protesters in military courts – a move that drew criticism from rights groups.
Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said the federal government was considering banning the PTI after it found evidence that party supporters carried out “pre-planned” and “coordinated” attacks on public property and military installations.
