Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ain Pakistan chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai addresses a joint press conference alongside party MP Allama Nasir Abbas Jafri and PTI founder Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan in Islamabad, Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
LAHORE:
The Tehreek Tahafuz-e-Ain-e-Pakistan (TTAP) leadership, led by its leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai, is expected to arrive in Lahore today in a bid to maintain the momentum that PTI said was generated during KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi’s recent visit to the city.
According to PTI sources, Opposition Leader Moeen Qureshi will meet TTAP chief in Islamabad on Thursday morning, from where they will leave for Lahore in a convoy via GT Road.
According to TTAP spokesperson, Akhunzada Hussain, Achakzai, Allama Raja Nasir, Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar and Asad Qaiser will be part of the delegation.
However, PTI sources claimed that Asad Qaiser would not join the delegation as he was scheduled to hold a press conference at KP House along with lawyer Gohar Ali Khan and Salman Akram Raja on Thursday around 2 pm.
Meanwhile, Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar has a previous family commitment, which is why he is expected to join the delegation on Friday. The TTAP spokesperson said the delegation would be received at five different points between Gujar Khan and Data Darbar.
He said their arrival in Lahore was expected around 7 p.m. and Zaman Park would serve as a base for their political activities. He added that Moeen Qureshi was making arrangements for possible engagement in the Punjab Assembly; however, this plan has not yet been finalized.
A PTI source said the party has already contacted Imran Khan’s sister to seek permission for the engagement at Zaman Park, although the schedule is not yet final.
He said all other commitments were unconfirmed and arrangements were being finalized on the fly. According to him, the first reception will be held at Gujar Khan, followed by lunch at Jhelum.
Another grand event is planned in Gujrat, with the penultimate reception at Shahdrah while the last reception would take place at Data Darbar. He added that activities at Punjab Assembly, Minar-e-Pakistan and other places were also being considered.
Akhunzada Hussain, during a subsequent check, confirmed that Asad Qaiser and Mustafa Nawaz would not accompany him for the above-mentioned reasons, but said that both of them, including Asad Qaiser, would join later. He also clarified that Zaman Park will remain the base of their activities and that permission for this was granted a month ago. He said Zaman Park is a symbol of resistance and the PTI has no objection to it.
Meanwhile, PTI chief Brigadier (retd) Mushtaq said a fury of police action was unleashed on party leaders and Jehlum workers on Wednesday, including arrests, ransacking of houses, knocking on doors and harassment.
He said that in Jhelum district, the party general secretary’s house was ransacked and the district president was arrested.
