LAHORE
\nPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Murad Raas on Friday announced quitting the party as well as forming a group of like-minded people. Addressing a presser with Pir Ahmad Khagga, Raja Yawar Kamal and Chaudhry Adnan, he said May 9 attacks were highly condemnable, adding that it was never in plans. \u201cI don\u2019t know how things reached this point,\u201d he added.
\nHe went on to say that more PTI leaders would follow suit in the coming days, adding that sometime one had to take two steps back to move forward. \u201cWe joined the party to improve the situation of the country,\u201d he added.
\n\u201cWe never thought we would be doing so,\u201d he said, adding that he joined the PTI 15 years ago when no one knew about it after relinquishibg his American citizenship. \u201cWe did whatever was in our capacity,\u201d he added.
\nHe said they believed in democracy and vote, adding that they did not support over-agitation. \u201cNo one wants a fight with the institutions,\u201d he added. Differences with others, he said, could be resolved by negotiations.
\nHe went o to say that fight could not improve people\u2019s lives, adding that advisors to PTI chief Imran Khan, after he shifted to Lahore, brought matters to this point. \u201cEvery advisor\u2019s value must be assessed before acting upon advice,\u201d he added.
\nHe continued by saying that he thanked his voters and friends who supported him, adding that it was very difficult time for him. \u201cMy ministry is the second largest portfolio after the army,\u201d he added.
\nEarlier, he wrote police reached his home again to question his \u201c80-year old father\u201d about him. Earlier, PTI disgruntled leader Jahangir Tareen hinted at establishing a new political party.
\nSources familiar with the matterbdisclosed that Mr Tareen would assume the role of the party\u2019s patron-in-chief, with several prominent dissident leaders of PTI, including Aleem Khan, joining his ranks.
\nReports suggest that Mr Tareen and his like-minded associates undertook initial preparations, while a party secretariat was established in Lahore. Earlier in the day, former SAPM Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Friday announced to quit Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf over May 9 mayhem.
\nAddressing a press conference at Islamabad Press Club, Firdous Ashiq Awan strongly condemned the attacks on military installations and demanded strict action against the people involved in the riots.
\nThe former SAPM said he joined politics for a national cause and added the state is more sacred than politics. Ms. Awan alleged that May 9 conspiracy was hatched from Zaman Park to make the \u2018foreign handlers\u2019 happy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LAHORE Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Murad Raas on Friday announced quitting the party as well as forming a group of like-minded people. Addressing a presser with Pir Ahmad Khagga, Raja Yawar Kamal and Chaudhry Adnan, he said May 9 attacks were highly condemnable, adding that it was never in plans. \u201cI don\u2019t know how things […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":333688,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-333672","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n