Imran Khan tasked Salman Akram Raja to reconstitute the party committee; President Gohar, KP CM Afridi and others included
Former Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur. Photo: Express News
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has reconstituted a new 23-member political committee, issuing a formal notification that notably excludes former Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur from the new structure.
According to the party, PTI founder Imran Khan has directed general secretary Salman Akram Raja to form a new political committee. Acting on these instructions, a notification bearing the signatures of Raja and senior leader Firdous Shamim Naqvi announced the formation of the committee.
The notification said 23 senior executives have been included in the restructured body. PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan and General Secretary Raja are among its members.
Other appointees in the committee include Firdous Shamim Naqvi, Sheikh Waqas Akram, KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, Senate-nominated Opposition Leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, National Assembly-nominated Opposition Leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai and former Opposition Leader Omar Ayub.
Former Leader of Opposition in Senate Shibli Faraz, Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly Moin Qureshi, Former Leader of Opposition in Punjab Malik Ahmed Khan Bachhar, Overseas Chapter Secretary Sajjad Burki and top organizers from Punjab Alia Hamza, Junaid Akbar, Haleem Adil and Dawood Kakar have also been added.
Representation from Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan includes Khalid Khurshid and Sardar Qayyum Niazi. Former National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, National Assembly Chief Whip Amir Dogar, Senate Coordinator Fauzia Arshad, Women’s Wing President Kanwal Shauzab and Minority Wing President Lal Chand Malhi are also part of the committee.
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According to the notification, the political committee will function as the apex decision-making forum of the party, responsible for shaping decisions, formulating policies and preparing guidelines for the parliamentary wings.
“The Political Committee will also lay down the policies to be followed by the party’s parliamentary parties in the National Assembly, Senate and provincial assemblies, including Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu Kashmir assemblies,” the notification said.
Although Gandapur’s name does not figure in the new composition, the notification adds that additional leaders may be included or removed as required.
