Another PTI leader quits party over May 9 violence

LAHORE: Another Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr Muhammad Amjad quit the party and politics over May 9 violence, ARY News reported.

As per details, Muhammad Amjad was the Deputy Information Secretary of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. While announcing to quit PTI he said he cannot become part of the politics which is destroying Pakistan.

He said that people were provoked to incite violence against the institutions. Muhammad Amjad revealed that three to four people encourage PTI chairman Imran Khan to make wrong decisions.

Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader, Malik Amin Aslam, announced to quit the party following countrywide May 9 violent protests after party chairman Imran Khan’s arrest.

He said that the party had set out on a “destructive” path and that’s why he had decided to leave PTI. Aslam added that there was no “pressure” on him.

Dr Muhammad Amjad and Amin Aslam’s decision to quit the party came a day after Amir Mahmood Kiyani Kiani, a former federal minister and PTI’s additional secretary general, left party over May 9 protests.

Protests

Violent clashes broke out across Pakistan after former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan was arrested from the premises of Islamabad High Court (IHC) last week.

The protests were held in remote and major cities as the party workers are agitated due to their chairman’s arrest, with Balochistan, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Islamabad summoning the armed forces to ensure law and order.

Army installations and Corps Commander’s house in Lahore came under attack during a protest of PTI workers.