PTI denies removing Aliya Hamza as Punjab president

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has rejected the reports claiming that Aliya Hamza Malik has been removed from her position as President of PTI Punjab, ARY News reported on Thursday.

In an official statement, PTI’s Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram clarified that the reports are incorrect, emphasizing that Aliya Hamza continues to serve in her role.

He stated that the recently formed four-member committee was established solely to assist her in managing organizational matters, not to replace her.

Earlier reports suggested that Chairman PTI, Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, had replaced Aliya Hamza by forming a four-member committee to oversee the party’s organisational affairs in Punjab. Aliya was officially appointed as the party’s head for Punjab in January 2025.

میں کل رات دیر تک سمبڑیال حلقے میں الیکشن کمپین میں تھی وہاں نیٹ ورک کا بہت مسئلہ تھا
نہ مجھے کسی کمیٹی کے بارے میں علم ہےاور نہ مجھے کسی نےاس بارے میں بتایا ہے
میرے لیے نہ کوئی عہدہ ضروری ہے نہ کوئی کمیٹی!
اگر میرا قصور یہ ہے کہ میں کہتی ہوں
ہٹ جاؤ یا ڈٹ جاؤ
تو میں اپنے موقف…

— Aliya Hamza Malik (@aliya_hamza) May 29, 2025

The newly formed committee includes Salman Akram Raja, Omar Ayub Khan, Ahmed Khan Bhachar, and Mian Akram Usman.

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Earlier, PTI reconciled differences between Former PM Imran Khan sister Aleema Khan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, ARY News reported citing sources.

According to sources, a key leadership meeting in Islamabad, attended by Imran Khan’s three sisters, Gandapur, and party lawyers, focused on unifying the party to expedite efforts for Khan’s release from Adiala Jail.

Sources revealed that Aleema Khan clarified she and her sisters are not politically active but will advocate for their brother’s freedom. The leadership resolved internal disputes and decided to intensify a campaign for Khan’s release, with PTI parliamentarians directed to attend court hearings related to his cases.

A briefing on the legal status of Khan’s trials, including those linked to the May 9, 2023, riots, was also provided during the meeting.

PTI announced a protest and symbolic sit-in outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday, demanding the allocation of reserved seats and the appointment of a new Chief Election Commissioner.