Imran Khan tasked Salman Akram Raja to reconstitute the party committee; President Gohar, KP CM Afridi and others included
Former Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Prime Minister Ali Amin Gandapur. Photo: Express News
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has reconstituted a new 23-member political committee, issuing a formal notification that notably excludes former Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur from the new structure.
According to the party, PTI founder Imran Khan has tasked general secretary Salman Akram Raja to form a new political committee. Following these instructions, a notification with the signatures of Raja and leader Firdous Shamim Naqvi announced the formation of the committee.
The notification indicates that 23 senior leaders have been included in the restructured body. PTI president Gohar Ali Khan and general secretary Raja are among its members.
Other figures named in the committee include Firdous Shamim Naqvi, Sheikh Waqas Akram, KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, nominated leader of the opposition in the Senate Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, nominated leader of the opposition in the National Assembly Mahmood Khan Achakzai and former leader of the opposition Omar Ayub.
Former Senate Opposition Leader Shibli Faraz, Punjab Assembly Opposition Leader Moin Qureshi, former Punjab Opposition Leader Malik Ahmed Khan Bachhar, Overseas Chapter Secretary Sajjad Burki and senior Punjab organizers Alia Hamza, Junaid Akbar, Haleem Adil and Dawood Kakar have also been added.
Representation from Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan includes Khalid Khurshid and Sardar Qayyum Niazi. Former National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, National Assembly Chief Amir Dogar, Senate Coordinator Fauzia Arshad, Women’s Wing President Kanwal Shauzab and Minority Wing President Lal Chand Malhi are also part of the committee.
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According to the notification, the political committee will function as the main decision-making forum of the party, responsible for shaping decisions, formulating policies and preparing guidelines for parliamentary wings.
“The Political Committee will also lay down the policies to be followed by the parliamentary parties of the party in the National Assembly, Senate and Provincial Assemblies including the Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu Kashmir assemblies,” the notification reads.
While Gandapur’s name does not appear in the new lineup, the notification adds that additional leaders may be included or removed as needed.
