Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader exodus: List of 30 leaders who have quit the party
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s arrest in the Al-Qadir Trust case on May 9 and subsequent violent protests unleashed a mass exodus of leaders from the former ruling party.
The nearly three-day-long protests also claimed at least 8 lives and injured dozens of others. The incumbent coalition government suspended internet services and deployed army troops to maintain the law and order situation.
Following the unprecedented attacks on defense and public properties, a crackdown was launched on the PTI to detain the suspect involved in the vandalism. The country’s top civil-military leadership vowed to try rioters under relevant laws of the country including the Army Act.
Since then, several PTI leaders including close aides of Khan have announced quitting the party over May 9 vandalism. Some have blamed Khan’s policies for the attacks on the military installations.
Here is the list of PTI leaders who have parted ways with the deposed prime minister:
- Senior vice president Fawad Chaudhry
- Senior vice president Shireen Mazari
- Former provincial minister Fayazul Hassan Chohan
- Ex-MPA Abdul Razaq Khan Niazi
- Ex-MPA Makhdoom Iftikharul Hassan Gillani
- Ex-MPA Mian Jaleel Ahmed Sharaqpuri
- Ex-MNA Khawaja Qutab Fareed Koreja
- Founding member Aamer Mahmood Kiani
- Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain
- Former federal minister Malik Amin Aslam
- PTI West Punjab President Faizullah Kamoka
- Former PTI central deputy secretary general for Islamabad Dr Muhammad Amjad
- Ex-MPA Jalil Sharqpuri
- Ex-MPA Syed Saeedul Hassan
- PTI West Punjab President Faizullah Kamuka
- Ex-MPA Makhdoom Syed Iftikhar Hasan Gilani
- Ex-MPA Saleem Akhtar Labar
- MNA Chaudhry Hussain Elahi
- Ticket holder (PP-247) Chaudhry Ehsanul Haq
- Ticket holder (PP-248) Dr Mohammad Afzal
- Ex-MPA Zaheeruddin Khan Alizai
- Ex-MPA Aun Dogar
- Ex-MPA Abdul Hai Dasti
- Ex-MPA Malik Mujtaba Niaz Gishkori
- Ex-MPA Alamdar Husain Qureshi
- Ex-MPA Sajjad Hussain Cheena
- Ex-MPA Sardar Qaisar Abbas Khan Magsi
- Ex-MPA Ashraf Rind
- Former provincial minister Dr Hisham Inamullah Malik
- Ex-KP government spokesperson Ajmal Wazir
- MNA Usman Tarakai
- MNA Malik Jawad Hussain
- Ex-KP minister Muhammad Iqbal Wazir
- Ex-MPA Nadia Sher
- District leader Malik Qayyum Hissam
- MPA Bilal Ghaffar
- MNA Jay Prakash
- Sindh MPA Omar Omari
- PTI Sindh Vice President Mehmood Moulvi
- PTI Karachi President Aftab Siddiqui
- MPA Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah
- MPA Sanjay Gangwani
- MPA Dr. Imran Shah
- District President Khairpur Syed Ghulam Shah
- Ex-provincial minister Mubeen Khilji
The exodus of PTI leaders is a major setback for the party, which is already facing a number of challenges. It remains to be seen how the party will be able to overcome these challenges and recover from its recent setbacks.
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