MNAs Shahid Khattak and Atif Khan oppose road closures, citing public hardship
ISLAMABAD
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa leadership remains divided over the party’s February 8 protest plan, with some parliamentarians opposing road closures and a proposed lockdown, sources said.
The Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ayeen-Pakistan (TTAP) has announced a countrywide shutdown strike on February 8, marking the second anniversary of the 2024 general elections, which PTI has described as “rigged”.
The sources added that the PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) parliamentary party held a meeting on Monday to finalise its strategy for the protest, during which sharp differences emerged.
MNA Shahid Khattak argued that the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had given the party a mandate and that there is no justification for holding protests in the province. He warned that lockdowns and road closures would directly affect the public and create political difficulties for the Imran Khan-founded party in KP.
