ISLAMABAD
The PTI leadership is disappointed with the allegedly “managed” but unexpected defeat in the Haripur by-election, a key constituency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where the party holds provincial power.
According to party sources, the loss has triggered serious introspection within the party’s top ranks, prompting discussions on whether its long-standing confrontational posture has narrowed its political space even now in its stronghold — KP — rather than expanding it. The leadership is now said to be considering a move toward dialogue-centric politics. Senior party leaders, sources said, are reviewing the Haripur setback and believe that the political space PTI has been struggling to regain is “shrinking even within the KP”, despite the party running the provincial government.
