LAHORE MIRROR — The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has terminated the basic membership of 22 leaders, including former Punjab chief minister Usman Buzdar and ex-federal minister Khusro Bakhtiar, who had jumped ship after the May 9 mayhem.
A formal notification was issued, bearing the signature of Secretary General Umar Ayub, to communicate the cancellation of their party memberships.
The action comes as these leaders publicly announced their dissociation from the party through press conferences or video messages following incidents that occurred on May 9.
The PTI leaders were notified of the termination of their membership by the party’s secretary general Omar Ayub Khan through a letter issued on July 31.
Here’s the list of leaders kicked out from PTI:
- Usman Buzdar
- Khusro Bakhtiar
- Syed Nadeem Zaman Shah
- Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah
- Sardar Muhammad Khan Laghari
- Salman Khan Gadoka
- Sabeen Gul
- Raja Muhammad Saleem
- Bahawal Khan Abbasi
- Muhammad Zaheer ud Din Khan Alizai
- Muhammad Saleem Akhtar Labar
- Muhammad Farooq Azam Malik
- Muhammad Akhtar Malik
- Muhammad Afzal
- Mohiyuddin Solangi
- Mian Tariq Abdullah
- Mian Shafi Muhammad
- Makhdoom Afqar ul Hassan
- Javed Akhtar Ansari
- Ehtisham ul Haq Laleka
- Ehsan ul Haque Chaudhary
- Akram Kanu
Almost all the letters were identical but the only edit done in them was that each leader was informed about the day they came on media and distanced themselves from the Imran Khan-led party.
The PTI has asked these leaders to “refrain” from using the party’s name and warned that if the advice is not heeded then they will face legal action.
