{"id":331851,"date":"2023-05-18T08:37:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T03:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=331851"},"modified":"2023-05-18T08:37:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T03:37:14","slug":"amir-mehmood-kayani-decides-to-quit-pti-over-may-9-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/amir-mehmood-kayani-decides-to-quit-pti-over-may-9-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Amir Mehmood Kayani decides to quit PTI over May 9 violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI: Amir Mehmood Kiyani, former MNA and senior member of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to quit party over a \u201cdifference of opinion.\u201d Talking to a private television channel, the PTI leader said that he will address an important conference shortly where he would announce not only quitting PTI but also \u201cpolitics\u201d. He expressed regret over the May 9 violent protests by PTI leaders, workers and supporters and said that the events changed his mind about his political future. \u201cI made my decision two months ago, but will formally announce it today,\u201d he said, adding that he cannot go against armed forces. Amir Mehmood Kayani served as Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination, from 20 August 2018 to 18 April 2019 in PTI govt tenure. DNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI: Amir Mehmood Kiyani, former MNA and senior member of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to quit party over a \u201cdifference of opinion.\u201d Talking to a private television channel, the PTI leader said that he will address an important conference shortly where he would announce not only quitting PTI but also \u201cpolitics\u201d. 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