Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in the Al-Qadir Trust case on May 9 and the subsequent violent protests that swept across the country, numerous leaders have resigned from the former ruling party. The protests, which led to the storming and torching of state installations, resulted in widespread chaos and claimed the lives of at least 8 individuals while injuring many others. As a means to restore law and order, the incumbent coalition government implemented actions including the suspension of internet services and the deployment of army troops.
As a consequence of the unprecedented attacks on defense and public properties, the PTI faced a crackdown to apprehend those responsible for the vandalism. The top civil-military leadership of the country pledged to hold the rioters accountable under relevant laws, including the Army Act. Subsequently, several PTI leaders, including close aides of Imran Khan, announced their departure from the party, attributing the May 9 vandalism to Khan’s policies and expressing dissatisfaction with the situation.
Here is a breakdown of PTI leaders who have resigned from their positions in each province:
Punjab:
Fawad Chaudhry (Senior Vice President)
Shireen Mazari (Senior Vice President)
Fayazul Hassan Chohan (Former Provincial Minister)
Abdul Razaq Khan Niazi (Former MPA)
Makhdoom Iftikharul Hassan Gillani (Former MPA)
Mian Jaleel Ahmed Sharaqpuri (Former MPA)
Khawaja Qutab Fareed Koreja (Former MNA)
Aamer Mahmood Kiani (Founding Member)
Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain
Malik Amin Aslam (Former Federal Minister)
Faizullah Kamoka (PTI West Punjab President)
Dr. Muhammad Amjad (Former PTI Central Deputy Secretary General for Islamabad)
Jalil Sharqpuri (Former MPA)
Syed Saeedul Hassan (Former MPA)
Faizullah Kamuka (PTI West Punjab President)
Makhdoom Syed Iftikhar Hasan Gilani (Former MPA)
Saleem Akhtar Labar (Former MPA)
Chaudhry Hussain Elahi (MNA)
Chaudhry Ehsanul Haq (Ticket holder – PP-247)
Dr. Mohammad Afzal (Ticket holder – PP-248)
Zaheeruddin Khan Alizai (Former MPA)
Aun Dogar (Former MPA)
Abdul Hai Dasti (Former MPA)
Malik Mujtaba Niaz Gishkori (Former MPA)
Alamdar Husain Qureshi (Former MPA)
Sajjad Hussain Cheena (Former MPA)
Sardar Qaisar Abbas Khan Magsi (Former MPA)
Ashraf Rind
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:
Dr. Hisham Inamullah Malik (Former Provincial Minister)
Ajmal Wazir (Former KP Government Spokesperson)
Usman Tarakai (MNA)
Malik Jawad Hussain (MNA)
Muhammad Iqbal Wazir (Former KP Minister)
Nadia Sher (Former MPA)
Malik Qayyum Hissam (District Leader)
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Sindh:
Bilal Ghaffar (MPA)
Jay Prakash (MNA)
Omar Omari (Sindh MPA)
Mehmood Moulvi (PTI Sindh Vice President)
Aftab Siddiqui (PTI Karachi President)
Syed Zulfiqar
Balochistan
Ex-provincial minister Mubeen Khilji
