ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Saturday expelled its former secretary information, Ahmad Jawad, for launching no-holds-barred tirade against the party’s top leadership including Prime Minister Imran Khan on social media.
PTI’s Standing Committee on Accountability and Discipline (SCAD) had received complaints from MNA Ali Zaidi, Qaiser Jahangir, Saiqa Tabassum and Shahid Naseem alleging that Ahmad Jawad was repeatedly slandering party’s leadership including PTI chairman Imran Khan on social, electronic and print media.
SCAD said in a statement that it had served a show-cause notice on Ahmad, asking him to explain his position within seven days of the receipt of the notice on leveling serious but fake allegations against the party leadership. But, the statement added the disgruntled leader did not respond to the notice.
Subsequently, on January 19, Ahmad Jawad was issued a final notice to explain his position within three days but instead of explaining his position, the dissident ‘lamented’ that he had wrote more than 40 tweets against the party chief “while SCAD had taken notice of only two of his tweets”.
In a series of tweets, Ahmad had severely criticised the policies of ruling party and also raised questions over the regularisation of Prime Minister Imran’s properties.
The ruling PTI said the disgruntled leader could have used a different forum in the party to express his resentment, but “he used social media with an aim to malign the party causing severe damage”.
“The Sub Committee unanimously decided to strike down the party membership of Ahmad Jawad from the party membership register,” it added.
A source in the party told this scribe that in the recent reorganizing of the party, Ahmad Jawad, a former naval officer, had been ignored and was not given any office.
“Ahmad Jawad was unhappy with the party leadership over ignoring all his requests. He had requested and lobbied to be appointed Managing Director of the PTV but was ignored”.
Later, Ahmad applied for being elected as a senator. In last reorganisation of the party, Ahmad was appointed Secretary Information – the highest office he enjoyed. Now after being dumped, Ahmad Jawad got dejected and came out all guns blazing,” the source added.
Another party leader said that Ahmad Jawad was committed to the party and was appointed head of the media cell of the party before 2013 general elections. The source said that Ahmad Jawad had been working for the party with dedication and it was beyond imagination that he would part ways with the party over petty issue.
