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Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ain Pakistan leaders are seen during a meeting chaired by coalition leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai on Wednesday, December 24, 2025.
LAHORE:
Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Aain-e-Pakistan (TTAP) will visit Sindh this weekend, apparently following in the footsteps of KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, who also completed a short trip to Karachi this week.
According to TTAP, its leaders will arrive in Karachi by plane on January 16 for a three-day visit. During the trip, they will attend events planned in Karachi by PTI Sindh leader Haleem Adil Sheikh, which is expected to include an all-party conference.
They will also travel to Hyderabad, where they are expected to attend an event marking GM Syed’s death anniversary on January 17.
A TTAP spokesperson said the visiting leaders will include Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Allama Raja Nasir and Asad Qaiser. Besides, BAP leader Akhtar Mengal, who is currently in Karachi, is also expected to join the TTAP leadership at some events. Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar is also expected to take part in the Sindh fights.
TTAP leaders Achakzai and Allama Raja Nasir, later joined by Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, recently completed a four-day visit to Lahore on Sunday.
This trip took place exactly a week after the KP Chief Minister’s seemingly successful tour of Punjab, during which he not only mobilized PTI workers but also generated considerable political buzz. In contrast, the TTAP visit failed to create significant media hype.
Highlights of the TTAP visit included trips to Minar-e-Pakistan, Zaman Park and the Lahore High Court. Although some of Achakzai’s remarks made headlines, several PTI leaders said his activities were “nothing out of the ordinary.”
The TTAP, however, defended its campaign, calling it a “breath of fresh air” for the PTI.
TTAP spokesperson Akhundzada Hussain said no significant political activity had taken place in Punjab since 2023. He added that TTAP had contacted all segments of the PTI – from the student and lawyer wings to the women’s wing – as part of efforts to mobilize supporters of the February 8 protest.
Asked about criticism that Achakzai should instead focus on creating political space and reaching across the aisle, Hussain said Achakzai was in touch with Nawaz Sharif on the matter, but declined to share further details.
He added that internal divisions within the PTI were costing the party dearly and they had to coordinate with three different factions of the PTI during their visit to Punjab.
He dismissed the impression that TTAP was averse to resistance, saying that in fact some within the PTI believed that “playing too soft” would not allow them to gain political space. He said TTAP understood it would have to take a harder line.
On the proposal for an all-party conference in Karachi, he said the PTI Karachi chapter was working on the idea.
According to TTAP sources, Achakzai and Nawaz Sharif are in contact to try to lower the political temperature. They added that TTAP was aware that Nawaz himself was not “taking charge”, and therefore the alliance did not have unrealistic expectations of him.
