PTI Punjab Acting President Hammad Azhar on Wednesday took to X to announce his resignation from his position within the party, the third time he has done so.<\/p>\n
Last August, Azhar stepped down as the president of the party\u2019s Punjab chapter citing a lack of access to incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan. Azhar had previously stepped down from the role in March, citing his legal tribulations and the obstacles they presented in performing his duties.<\/p>\n
The PTI leadership rejected his resignation in both instances.<\/p>\n
In a lengthy post on X, Azhar announced his resignation citing claims that he was being accused of obstructing the work of other party members. In addition, he added that there was a lack of freedom to control his constituency.<\/p>\n
\u201cYesterday, Khan sahib [PTI founder Imran Khan] was informed by [fellow party leader] Azam Swati that [another fellow party member] Alia Hamza was being obstructed in her work. When Khan Sahib asked him who was obstructing her, Azam Swati mentioned my name,\u201d Azhar wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cI asked Alia bibi what obstruction had she encountered from me. She expressed surprise and said that she had always received support from me and was worried as to why this matter was being conveyed to Khan Sahib,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Stating that he had a \u201cvery simple solution to the problem\u201d, Azhar wrote that the power he had as the Punjab chapter\u2019s president had been devolved and granted to four regional presidents appointed personally by Imran.<\/p>\n
\u201cWork in my constituency cannot be done with my advice or consent,\u201d Azhar wrote.<\/p>\n
The PTI leader highlighted his past two attempts to resign from his post, which had been rejected, and added that he had done a great deal for the party amid the founder\u2019s incarceration.<\/p>\n
\u201cI witnessed most of the issues of the party\u2019s general elections in the most difficult circumstances, while I myself was illegally excluded from the elections,\u201d he stated, adding that he participated in rallies and gatherings despite the risk of being arrested.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring this time, I faced countless hardships from the authorities, my business was damaged and my children were exiled for more than a year. But these sacrifices and hardships are not more important than our goal,\u201d Azhar continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cI did as much as I could and now, as a worker, I will work for my future leader,\u201d he wrote, referring to Imran and adding that the resignation was irreversible.<\/p>\n
Azhar also resigned from the office of the PTI Punjab secretary general.<\/p>\n
Fellow PTI activist Azhar Mashwani told Dawn.com that Azhar had been given the acting charge of the party\u2019s Punjab president in place of Yasmin Rashid as she was in jail.<\/p>\n
Reacting to the announcement, senior PTI leader and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan shared a post on X, writing that Azhar worked very hard and should be \u201cproud of his efforts\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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