PTI Karachi president Aftab Siddiqui quits party, politics

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Karachi president Aftab Siddiqui has quitted the party and politics as authorities continue to crack down following party chief Imran Khan’s arrest on May 9.

In a statement, Aftab Hussain Siddiqui – who had been a member of National Assembly (MNA) from Karachi – said he has left politics and resigned from the party’s position.

However, he said, he – who is also a businessman – will continue to serve the country and for improvement of the economy in ‘individual capacity’.

“I started my career as a professional engineer”, Siddiqui said, adding that he has built a ‘solid’ reputation in three decades. He further said that he has dedicated his ‘professional success’ to the welfare of the community.