Another blow to Imran Khan as aide Fawad Chaudhry quits Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

By India Today World Desk: In one different essential blow to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, senior politician and former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday resigned from the celebration.

Taking to Twitter, he talked about, “[With] ref[erence] to my earlier statement where I unequivocally condemned 9th May incidents, I have decided to take a break from politics, therefore, I have resigned from party position and parting ways from Imran Khan.”

Ref. My earlier assertion the place I unequivocally condemned ninth May incidents, I’ve decided to take a break from politics, attributable to this reality, I’ve resigned from celebration place and parting strategies from Imran Khan
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) May 24, 2023

Fawad joins an prolonged report of PTI leaders who’ve launched quitting PTI following the May 9 vandalism and violent protests all through the nation.

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So far, Dr Shireen Mazari, Fayyazul Hassan Chohan, Malik Amin Aslam, Mahmood Moulvi, Amir Kayani, Jai Prakash, Aftab Siddiqui and Sanjay Gangwani amongst many others, have left Imran Khan’s celebration.

Fawad Chaudhry was arrested earlier in May along with totally different celebration leaders for “inciting arson and violent protests under a thought-out plan for threatening peace”, as per Islamabad police. The protests broke out after the arrest of Imran Khan by Pakistani rangers open air the Islamabad High Court.

He was later launched by the Islamabad High Court.

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VIOLENCE OVER IMRAN KHAN’S ARREST

On May 9, PTI chief Imran Khan was arrested by the paramilitary Pakistan Rangers on the Islamabad High Court premises, triggering unrest in Pakistan. For the first time in Pakistan’s historic previous, the protesters stormed the navy headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi and as well as torched a corps commander’s dwelling in Lahore.

Imran Khan was arrested by the paramilitary Pakistan Rangers in a corruption case whereas he was on the Islamabad HC premises that triggered unrest all through the nation. Khan, who faces over 100 situations, was later launched on bail and has acquired defending bail in opposition to arrest in all situations.

Following the violent protests, numerous PTI leaders and celebration staff had been arrested as part of the crackdown launched by the Pakistan authorities on PTI supporters.

PAK GOVERNMENT CRACKS DOWN ON PTI

Earlier in an deal with, the PTI chief, Imran Khan, who faces over 100 situations all through the nation, had talked about the federal authorities is worried in a deliberate crackdown in opposition to his celebration, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, and its staff.

“Whoever is from PTI, is on the government’s wanted list. I told the government team that I cannot allow police officials to search my house. Then they said that they’re looking for people who vandalised buildings. They need to give us proof and if there are people of PTI involved, then we will help them find those,” Imran Khan talked about in a non-televised deal with.

Many PTI staff and leaders face situations of vandalism of presidency and navy establishments.

SHIREEN MAZARI QUITS PARTY

On Tuesday, Shireen Mazari, an aide of the earlier Pakistan prime minister, launched her willpower to go away Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, following the May 9 assault on the nation’s navy installations and authorities buildings.

Shireen Mazari’s resignation from PTI obtained right here hours after she was launched from a jail on the orders of a excessive courtroom docket. Mazari, 72, who has been a vocal critic of Pakistan’s navy and the federal authorities of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, was arrested 5 situations in over 10 days.

Following her resignation, Mazari talked about, “I have told all my people, office workers, party officials and all those who are in trouble to stay underground. Don’t highlight yourself if that helps you.”

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