Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s political committee said on Monday that the party has no internal splits and that members who break its rules will face action under uniform principles, in a statement issued after a meeting on party affairs and the wider political situation.
The committee said the whole party stands with founder Imran Khan’s leadership, ideology, and mission, and that leaders and workers would keep working toward shared goals despite political differences. It called party discipline “extremely essential” in the current environment and warned that irresponsible statements and conduct that strays from PTI’s platform would not be ignored.
Consultation and upcoming strategy
The panel said parliamentarians, the parliamentary group, and other stakeholders must be fully involved in consultations, with MPs’ suggestions and reservations given special weight. It decided that the party’s next strategy and course of action would be settled as soon as possible and shared with workers and the public. The committee also restated its commitment to public rights, democracy, and constitutional supremacy under what it described as ongoing political pressure.
The statement landed amid reported friction over how PTI is handling present challenges, including talk that some Khyber Pakhtunkhwa MPAs had backed Ali Amin Gandapur as acting provincial president while Junaid Akbar was away. PTI later said Akbar remains provincial president and assigned Senator Noorul Haq Qadri to handle his duties in his absence. In recent days, several leaders had also questioned party choices and what they saw as heavy reliance on Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, whose role has been limited since governor’s rule was imposed in the province on 11 October.
Detentions, family access, and raids
The committee demanded the release of Afridi, KP Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati, and other MPAs detained when governor’s rule and an emergency were imposed. Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has said Afridi and Swati were placed under house arrest; the committee called holding elected representatives in custody an insult to democratic values and the public mandate.
It raised concern over reports that Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were moved to hospital without the family being informed in time, saying that breached fundamental rights and legal norms. The panel demanded immediate and full implementation of Supreme Court orders on Imran Khan’s medical care, regular updates to his family, and facilities for family meetings, along with appropriate care and family access for Bushra Bibi.
It also sought the immediate release of Imran Khan’s three sisters — Aleema Khan, Noreen Niazi, and Uzma Khan — held since late September under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance (MPO), a law often used to restrict movement or detain people for public order reasons. The committee asked that they be allowed to meet and visit Imran Khan, and expressed serious reservations over arrests of leaders and workers, especially under MPO, urging that no one be targeted for revenge over politics. It condemned alleged raids on the homes of former opposition leader Omar Ayub Khan, Sher Ali Arbab, Shah Ahad, and others, calling such actions reprehensible.
Terrorism, governor’s rule, and economic pressure
On national security, the committee described terrorism as a national scourge requiring serious measures, but said anti-terror action must not become a tool for political vendettas. It stressed that peace must go hand in hand with protecting the basic rights of political workers, the public, and supporters of other parties. When governor’s rule and emergency were imposed in KP, the federal government had cited what it called deliberate disengagement by the PTI-led provincial setup from the anti-terror fight; federal ministers had accused the party of supporting militants, which PTI has strongly denied.
The committee also highlighted inflation, petroleum prices, and heavy electricity bills. It noted that short-term inflation reached 11.32 per cent year-on-year in the week ending 29 October, while consumer inflation eased to 9.6 per cent in October from 10.3 per cent in September, with Middle East tensions pushing fuel costs higher. It said government policies had made ordinary life harder and that the poor and middle classes could barely run households on limited incomes as food, transport, and energy costs rose.
On liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), used in many homes for cooking and heating, the statement said market rates of up to Rs700 per kilogramme contrasted with an official price of Rs238 per kg, calling the gap grave injustice and demanding that authorities investigate and act against profiteering. It asked for genuine relief on petrol and power prices and for electricity bills, essentials, and LPG to be brought within reach of the common citizen.
Timeline: what has happened so far
- 11 October 2026: Governor’s rule and an emergency were imposed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; several PTI MPAs were detained, including figures the committee named in its demands.
- Late September 2026: Imran Khan’s three sisters were detained under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance.
- The week before the statement: Several PTI leaders publicly questioned party decisions and reliance on the non-functional KP chief minister’s office under governor’s rule.
- Monday (statement day): PTI’s political committee issued its unity and discipline message on X and outlined demands on releases, medical care, and economic relief.
Aasan alfaaz mein
PTI ke siyasi committee ne keh diya ke party mein koi group nahi bana aur jo discipline toray ga us par action hoga. Saath hi unhon ne KP mein band leaders, Imran Khan aur unke khandan ki medical aur meeting rights, aur mehngai par relief maanga. LPG official rate se kaafi zyada market par bik rahi hai, jis se ghar ka kharcha aur barh jata hai. Committee ne yeh bhi kaha ke terrorism ke khilaf action politics ke liye istemal nahi hona chahiye.
