PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is facing escalating internal divisions. Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has taken action by removing two MNAs, Atif Khan and Sher Ali Arbab, from their party positions.
Ali Amin Gandapur earlier had de-notified Junaid Akbar as Focal Person to CM for Members National Assembly (MNAs) of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa following his supporting Shakeel Khan, who was removed as minister for Communication and Works earlier for alleged corruption.
Atif Khan, who served as the President of the Peshawar region—encompassing the districts of Peshawar, Nowshera, Charsadda, Mardan, and Swabi—has been replaced by former District Nazim Mohammad Asim Khan. Meanwhile, Kamran Khan Bangash remains the General Secretary of the Peshawar region.
Similarly, Sher Ali Arbab has been removed from his role as President of the Peshawar district, with Irfan Saleem appointed as his successor. Advocate Malik Shahab has taken over as the new General Secretary of the Peshawar district.
PTI General Secretary Ali Asghar Khan has issued new notifications for these appointments in the Peshawar region and district, following approval from the Provincial Party President, Ali Amin Gandapur.
Atif Khan had expressed support for the ousted Minister Shakeel Khan, while Arbab had refused to sign a statement of confidence in the Chief Minister.
Shakeel Khan, the former Minister for Communication and Works in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, had resigned, citing corruption within the government. Gandapur later stated that the Good Governance Committee, established with the approval of PTI Chairman Imran Khan, had endorsed Shakeel Khan’s removal due to his performance.
