PTI 'mulls' stepping down from assemblies amid 'shrinking political space'
Key takeaways
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Shafi Jan has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is mulling stepping down from the legislatures amid “shrinking political space” for the opposition party.
- He said PTI leaders Junaid Akbar, Asad Qaiser, Salman Akram Raja and Shahid Khattak were barred from running the election campaign in the region for the upcoming June 7 polls.
- Responding to a question, Shafi Jan said PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan issued the statement on stepping down from assemblies in the context of PTI leaders’ expulsion from the GB.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Shafi Jan has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is mulling stepping down from the legislatures amid “shrinking political space” for the opposition party.
Speaking on Geo News programme 'Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath' on Thursday, the KP information minister said all political leaders, including PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and PML-N President Nawaz Sharif, were freely leading election campaigns in Gilgit-Baltistan while even “breathing space” is not available to PTI.