In a stunning turn of events, the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in the Al-Qadir Trust case on May 9 has set off a chain reaction that has led to a mass exodus of leaders from the former ruling party. The aftermath of Khan's arrest was marked by violent protests, during which unruly supporters and workers stormed and torched state installations across the country. The protests lasted for nearly three days, resulting in the loss of at least eight lives and injuring dozens of others. To restore law and order, the incumbent coalition government suspended internet services and deployed army troops.
The unprecedented attacks on defense and public properties prompted the authorities to launch a crackdown on the PTI and apprehend the suspects involved in the vandalism. The country's top civil-military leadership vowed to try the rioters under the relevant laws, including the Army Act.
Since then, a significant number of PTI leaders, including close aides of Imran Khan, have announced their resignation from the party, with some blaming Khan's policies for the attacks on military installations. The leaders who have parted ways with the deposed prime minister are distributed across various provinces of Pakistan as follows:
In Islamabad:
1. Raja Khurram Nawaz
In Punjab:
1. Fawad Chaudhry - Senior Vice President
2. Shireen Mazari - Senior Vice President
3. Fayazul Hassan Chohan - Former Provincial Minister
4. Abdul Razaq Khan Niazi - Former MPA
5. Makhdoom Iftikharul Hassan Gillani - Former MPA
6. Mian Jaleel Ahmed Sharaqpuri - Former MPA
7. Khawaja Qutab Fareed Koreja - Former MNA
8. Aamer Mahmood Kiani - Founding Member
9. Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain
10. Malik Amin Aslam - Former Federal Minister
11. Faizullah Kamoka - PTI West Punjab President
12. Dr. Muhammad Amjad - Former PTI Central Deputy Secretary General for Islamabad
13. Malik Asif Awan - Additional Secretary General South Punjab
14. Jalil Sharqpuri - Former MPA
15. Syed Saeedul Hassan - Former MPA
16. Saleem Akhtar Labar - Former MPA
17. Chaudhry Hussain Elahi - MNA
18. Chaudhry Ehsanul Haq - Ticket Holder (PP-247)
19. Dr. Mohammad Afzal - Ticket Holder (PP-248)
20. Chaudhary Jehanzeb Rasheed - Ticket Holder (PP-257)
21. Zaheeruddin Khan Alizai - Former MPA
22. Aun Dogar - Former MPA
23. Abdul Hai Dasti - Former MPA
24. Malik Mujtaba Niaz Gishkori - Former MPA
25. Alamdar Husain Qureshi - Former MPA
26. Sajjad Hussain Cheena - Former MPA
27. Sardar Qaisar Abbas Khan Magsi - Former MPA
28. Ashraf Rind - Former MPA
29. Javed Ansari - Former MPA
30. Maleeka Ali Bokhari - Former MNA
31. Javed Akhtar Ansari - Former MPA
32. Ahsan Saleem Baryar - Former MPA
33. Muhammad Saleem Baryar
34. Ansir Iqbal Baryar - Former MPA
35. Khalid Aziz Lone - President PTI Gujranwala
36. Mian Mumtaz Ahmad Maharwi - Former MPA
37. Asif Manzoor - Former MPA
38. Jamshed Iqbal Cheema
39. Musarrat Jamshed Cheema - Former MPA
40. Ayaz Khan Niazi - Former MPA
41. Malik Akram Kanhon - Former MPA
42. Murad Raas - Former MPA
43. Pir Ahmad Khagga - Former MPA
44. Raja Yawar Kamal - Former MPA
45. Chaudhry Muhammad Adnan - Former MPA
46. Abrar-ul-Haq
47. Saifullah Niazi - Senator leader
48. Khurram Shahzad - Former MNA
49. Mian Ahsan Ansar Bhatti - Former MPA
50. Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan - Former MPA
51. Muhammad Waris Aziz - Former MPA
52. Khusro Bakhtiar - Former MNA
53. Ahmad Shah Khagga - Former MPA
54. Hashim Dogar
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:
1. Dr. Hisham Inamullah Malik - Former Provincial Minister
2. Ajmal Wazir - Ex-KP Government Spokesperson
3. Malik Qasim Khan Khattak - Former Advisor to Chief Minister
4. Usman Tarakai - MNA
5. Malik Jawad Hussain - MNA
6. Muhammad Iqbal Wazir - Former KP Minister
7. Nadia Sher - Former MPA
8. Malik Qayyum Hissam - District Leader
9. Nadia Sher Ali - Former MPA
10. Haider Ali Khan - Former MPA
In Sindh:
1. Ali Zaidi - Sindh President
2. Bilal Ghaffar - MPA
3. Jay Prakash - MNA
4. Omar Omari - Sindh MPA
5. Mehmood Moulvi - PTI Sindh Vice President
6. Aftab Siddiqui - PTI Karachi President
7. Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah - MPA
8. Sanjay Gangwani - MPA
9. Dr. Imran Shah - MPA
10. Syed Ghulam Shah - District President Khairpur
11. Karim Bakhsh Gabol - Former MPA
12. Imran Ali Shah - MPA
13. Omar Amari - Former MPA
14. Syma Nadeem - Former MNA
15. Muhammad Abbas Jafri - MPA
16. Rabia Azfar Nizami
17. Imran Ismail - Former Governor
In Balochistan:
1. Mubeen Khilji - Former Provincial Minister
2. Mohammad Abdul Qadir - Senator
This extensive list of PTI leaders leaving the party in the aftermath of the May 9 vandalism highlights the significant impact of the protests and the growing dissent within the party, with leaders from various provinces distancing themselves from Imran Khan and his policies.
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