Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) former Member of National Assembly (MNA) from Swabi Usman Tarakai announced his resignation from the party’s basic membership.
According to the 24News HD TV channel, PTI’s former MNA Usman Tarakai addressed a news conference in Peshawar and announced leaving the party due to May 9 tragedy.
Usman Tarakai was elected from Swabi in 2018. He is the nephew of former provincial minister Shahram Tarakai.
Addressing the media persons, Usman Tarakai said he contested his first election along with Isfandiar Wali Khan and won and later joined PTI for the attractive slogan of justice from Imran Khan.
He claimed that PTI’s central leader Pervaiz Khattak and Asad Qaiser did not let him go forward in the party while Shahram Tarakai and Atif Khan were also against him in the PTI.
Despite the difficulties in the party, Usman Tarakai said he stood with Imran Khan but now cannot move with PTI and announce his resignation from the basic membership.
To a query, Usman Tarakai said even if the court restores his membership in the National Assembly but he will not sit on the PTI seats.
Answering about his political affiliation in future after leaving the PTI, he said it will be decided after a consultation. He also confirmed that Shahram Turkai and his family are now trying to busy join Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
Another wicket has fallen from the team of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan as former national assembly member Aftab Siddiqui announced quitting the PTI,
Taking to Twitter, PTI Karachi president Aftab announced the decision saying he wanted to work for the country but it could not have happened. He also clarified his decision through a video clip that went viral on social media, in which he said that he will be leaving not only the Imran Khan-led party but also quitting politics for good.
