PESHAWAR: Three more Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders on Friday announced parting their ways with the party over May 9 violence and ransacking at military’s General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi and Corps Commander House Lahore.
According to details, three PTI leaders including, former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa minister Muhammad Iqbal Wazir, former Balochistan minister Mubeen Khilji and former MNA from Orakzai Malik Jawad made the announcement.
Addressing a press conference in Peshawar, Mubeen Khilji announced quitting the PTI in protest against the May 9 violence. “We wanted peaceful protests,” he said, condemning the vandalism following the arrest of party chairman Imran Khan.
Khilji claimed he was not pressurised into taking the decision, elaborating that the reason behind leaving the party was the ‘nation’s security’. “We cannot under any condition remain a party to the violence that took place on May 9,” he added.
Another leader Muhammad Iqbal Wazir while addressing a press conference – said that he was resigning from PTI’s basic membership and North Waziristan’s district presidency. “My consciousness will never allow to me stay with a political party that is going against state institutions,” he added.
Meanwhile, Malik Jawad – while announcing quitting the party – condemned the violence that took place on May 9 following the arrest of PTI chief. “I cannot support a political party, which attack the military installations,” he added.
