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June 02 , 2023
Pervez Khattak Resigns from PTI's Leadership Position
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Pervez Khattak announced late Thursday that he was resigning from his post of president of the party's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter.
“I was watching the political situation for many days [and] the political atmosphere of the country is horrible and very difficult to work in such situation,” said Khattak in a brief press talk he held in Islamabad.
The development comes hours after PTI President Parvez Elahi was arrested by anti-corruption officials from Lahore outside his home.
Khattak added that he will announce his future course of action after taking advice from party workers and friends.
The former defense minister further said that he had already condemned the attack on military installations on May 9.
Interestingly, Khattak's press conference came after former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser's spokesperson claimed that he was unable to connect with both politicians.
The spokesperson had also said that Qaiser and Khattak went to meet someone at an undisclosed location at 11am and were unreachable since then.
As this news spread, rumors suggested that both leaders will be asked to leave the party.
However, Khattak in the press conference dismissed those reports.
"The propaganda that is going on is not correct, [I took] the decision after a lot of thought," the PTI stalwart said.
It is unclear whether Qaiser has taken any decision about his political future as he was present with Khattak in the press conference but left without saying anything.
Since the May 9 riots, dozens of party leaders including several bigwigs — Shireen Mazari, Fawad Chaudhry, Aamir Mehmood Kiani and others — have parted ways with the party chief.
However, Khattak following in the footsteps of his party colleague Asad Umar, who resigned from party positions including secretary general last week, only stepped down from the party position. – The News
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