Hamad Azhar, the President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Punjab chapter, and a former member of the National Assembly announced his resignation on Thursday, ARY News reported.
Ayub's comments come at a time when the Imran Khan-founded party has been facing challenges since May 9, 2023, the day former premier Imran Khan got arrested, when mobs attacked state installations, including the Corps Commander House in Lahore.
The development, which makes Imran Khan-founded PTI the largest party in the national assembly, came days after the election watchdog declared 39 PTI lawmakers from the National Assembly as the candidates affiliated with the PTI.
Pakistan's Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said that the government will ban PTI and will begin proceedings against it for "treason" for dissolving the National Assembly during a no-confidence motion in April 2022
The PTI submitted the list to the electoral watchdog a day after the ECP partially implemented the Supreme Court's verdict on reserved seats for the party, notifying 39 of the 80 returned MNAs as PTI lawmakers after an inordinate delay.
The announcement comes amidst escalating tensions over what activists describe as decades-long oppression akin to colonial rule imposed on Balochistan. The region, known for its rich natural resources, has been a focal point of development initiatives such as the China-Pakistan Economic Corr
The President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania, Tulia Ackson, called on President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met Tulia Ackson, the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania, on Tuesday in New Delhi.
President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and Speaker of the National Assembly of the United Republic of Tanzania, Dr Tulia Ackson, called on Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at the Parliament House Complex on Tuesday.
Qaiser, a former National Assembly Speaker's described the reports of 'secret talks between Imran Khan's party PTI and PPP' as completely "baseless and misleading."