setback
ISLAMABAD
The opposition alliance faced a setback on Tuesday as Sahibzada Hamid Raza, head of the Sunni Ittehad Council, resigned from his position as information secretary, ; According to sources within the TTAP, Raza was deeply upset over alleged trolling by PTI social media activists after he declined to join the September 20 “mission nor”. PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, addressing the media a day earlier, clarified that no official announcement regarding “mission nor” had been made from the party’s platform and suggested that the call may have originated from an unknown source.
However, some opposition leaders and central leaders were seen on social media marking the “mission nor” by reciting ‘Azaan’, including Senator Allama Raja Nasir Abbas Jafri.
It was learnt that Hamid Raza and his party had strong reservations about this mode of protest and declined to be part of it, prompting a sharp and unending reaction in the shape of his bashing by PTI social media. “We are in touch with the SIC leadership and hopefully very soon sort out and allay the concerns of Sahibzada Hamid Raza.
Since the party did not give any such call, then how can he be trolled for not subscribing to it,” a senior PTI leader said when contacted. However, TTAP spokesman Akhunzada Hussain posted a statement on the opposition alliance’s X account, which says that Raza, an ally of the opposition alliance, had submitted his resignation to the TTAP leadership a few days ago, which was rejected by the leadership. — DNA
