KP CM says some people in PTI were working on the agenda. Warns them against harming the party
- “You are harming the party,” says KP CM Gandapur.
- CM says some people were working on the agenda at the party.
- Gandapur blames political propaganda for the loss.
ISLAMABAD: Admitting that there were hypocrites within the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has warned them against harming the party, The News reported on Wednesday.
“Therefore, I am warning them that they are harming the party. Above all, our first goal is to unite and protect the country and the Constitution,” Gandapur said while speaking to the media outside Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail. He added that some people in the party were working on an agenda.
The CM regretted that internal divisions had hindered meetings and said, “False allegations and political propaganda caused our loss.”
The firebrand PTI leader’s remarks come days after he admitted tensions and groupings exist within the former ruling party — but firmly denied creating them himself.
He alleged that instead of participating, his critics would only level accusations against him. He also criticized people who confine their activism to social media, saying that short videos or fake accounts cannot achieve revolutions.
Meanwhile, speaking to the media a day earlier, the CM said he had made the most efforts to secure the release of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan, adding: “I led big marches and rallies in the country’s history, but can anyone fight the state?”
Expanding on the issue of negotiations, he reiterated the PTI founder’s stance, which he has said that. “If you are ready for negotiations, then sit down and talk. The talk will be with the one who has the authority. Our government was overthrown. Were Afghan refugees responsible for this? We are trying in our province to send Afghan refugees back with honour and tradition.”
Gandapur’s remarks come amid PTI’s persisting legal and political troubles, with senior leaders. Like Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who faced jail in multiple cases. Mainly linked to the May 9 riots when mobs vandalised military installations after Khan’s 2023 arrest.
The party has attempted to hold public rallies and initiate movements, but has been met with crackdown and mass arrests.
The PTI lawmakers have recently been resigning from various parliamentary committees. The National Assembly and the Senate are part of the PTI founder’s political strategy to build political pressure.
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