Notables such as Firdous and Haq left PTI.
Jamal Akbar Ansari, Murad Raas, and Saifullah Niazi all leave the party as well.
LAHORE: Famous Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members are still leaving the party after the tragic events of May 9.
Firdous Ashiq Awan, Murad Raas, Abrarul Haq, Saifullah Niazi, and Jamal Akbar Ansari announced their departure from the PTI on Friday, making them the most recent members to do so.
Firdous jokingly said “good to see you” to the reporters, referencing the phrase’s recent surge in popularity.
She said that PTI president Imran Khan’s objective had become destructive to the country, which is why she was leaving the party.
She reaffirmed that her original motivation for joining the PTI was to serve mankind via politics.
She vowed to fight for the country’s welfare, but lamented that the PTI leader was being misguided even as national security forces battled terrorists.
She also alleged that large sums of money from the government’s coffers were utilized to influence the young and defame the country’s institutions.
Raas, along with other leaders such as Pir Ahmad Khagga, Raja Yawar Kamal, and Chaudhry Adnan, attended a news conference in Lahore to express their displeasure with the party.
Raas stated that the PTI’s politics of violence were not something he believed in, and blamed Imran’s advisers in Lahore for the party’s current plight.
At the end of the meeting, Raas and the other politicians present proclaimed their intention to create a group to continue working for the betterment of Pakistan.
In addition, Haq told the media in Lahore that almost everyone was touched by the events of May 9 and that there was broad disapproval of them.
Haq said that he was proud to hear stories of martyrs since his parents instilled in him a feeling of patriotism from a young age and that he had grown up in a military household.
He felt a deep connection to the stories of heroes like Rashid Minhas Shaheed and Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed, and he desired to follow in their footsteps by serving in the military.
The Holy Kaaba was the site of his alleged martyrdom prayer.
Haq, thinking back on his social service career, voiced his dissatisfaction at the futility of pursuing his goal of achieving social change through politics. Thus, he saw no use in staying in a field that was not providing real value to society. He made it clear he wanted nothing to do with politics and said as much.
He further demonstrated his love for Pakistan and the Pakistan Army by reciting a song in their honor during the press conference.
Saifullah Niazi and Jamal Akbar Ansari are two additional prominent PTI members who have recently quit the party. Niazi condemned the events on May 9 and said he had to leave because of his health. He also said that even Islam does not condone the destruction of public property.
As the government crackdown worsened, several PTI leaders, including Imran’s closest advisors, left the party in what he called “forced divorces.”
Many leaders were re-arrested after being briefly released on court orders, suggesting that the crackdown was not abating.
Several high-profile members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), including Shireen Mazari, Aamir Kiani, Amin Aslam, Mahmood Moulvi, Aftab Siddiqui, and Fayyazul Hassan Chohan, have stated their intention to leave the party.
Close adviser Asad Umar resigned as secretary-general and core committee member of the PTI, citing the current scenario as his reason. His departure from the PTI followed that of another close Imran ally, Fawad Chaudhry.
Dr. Yasmin Rashid and Mehmoodur Rashid, both prominent members of the PTI, have, nevertheless, publicly stated their ongoing loyalty to the party and their support for its leader.
Despite the difficulties, Yasmin has remained by Imran’s side, and she has categorically refuted the rumors of her exit from the PTI.
