Peshawar (Staff Report/Agencies): Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister has formed a new party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Parliamentarians.
Khattak, a close aide of former premier Imran Khan, said, “Our existence is directly linked to that of Pakistan. PTI is now completely finished in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.” He also condemned the May 9 incidents.
Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Mahmood Khan and ex-lawmakers Shaukat Ali and Syed Muhammad Ishtiaq Urmar are among 57 ex-assembly members who have joined the party.
Khattak who was expelled from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), last week, over his statement against the party chief, announced his new political party.
PTI Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan issued the termination letter ‘with reference to the show cause notice’ served to Pervez Khattak last month.