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Fissures take a toll on PTI internal discipline

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Junaidi, I. (2026, October 23). Fissures take a toll on PTI internal discipline. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2039165/fissures-take-a-toll-on-pti-internal-discipline

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Dawn · collected 2026-10-23 · by Ikram Junaidi

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In Pakistan, internal discord within the PTI party has led to resignations and group exits. Additional Secretary General Firdous Shamim Naqvi resigned but was convinced by leadership to stay, while Senator Mashal Yousafzai quit party WhatsApp groups after disagreements with top leaders over trust issues following Imran Khan's arrest. Additionally, three PTI supporters were arrested outside Adiala jail when they tried to meet Khan without being allowed entry.
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PTI's internal discord deepened as Additional Secretary General Firdous Shamim Naqvi initially resigned but was persuaded to withdraw his resignation, while Senator Mashal Yousafzai quit the party’s WhatsApp groups over disagreements with top leadership. The PTI’s failure to secure Imran Khan's release remains a contentious issue among party members. A source told Dawn that Gohar Ali Khan, PTI interim chief, threatened Yousafzai with expulsion from the group if she continued her criticism, prompting her decision to leave. This comes amid ongoing legal challenges; the Election Commission of Pakistan had rejected PTI’s intra-party elections, and a case is pending in the Lahore High Court.

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🔮 So we will contest without going into what kind of election symbols are allotted to our candidates,” he said.
🔮 A majority of PTI lawmakers on Tuesday opposed further efforts to negotiate with the powers that be, arguing that the latter had already secured what they wanted, and that pursuing further talks would “only show weakness”.
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🔮 Under the new rules, male police employees will ordinarily be entitled to 10 days’ marriage leave, while female personnel will be allowed one month, subject to approval by the competent authority. “
🔮 “Barrister Gohar threatened her that she may be expelled from the group.
2026-10-23 · assertive framing · Fissures take a toll on PTI internal discipline
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🔮 As many as 16 members of the committee got an opportunity to speak, and the remaining will speak in upcoming sessions,” he said.
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🔮 It announced that it would challenge governor’s rule through the courts, assemblies and public forums.
🔮 PTI Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram said the government could not simultaneously call for negotiations and “allow its cronies” to appear before the media every day to “spew venom” against PTI leadership and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government.
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Adiala Dawn ISLAMABAD PTI the Election Commission of Pakistan

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PTI ORG · 10× Gohar PERSON · 4× Adiala GPE · 3× Dawn ORG · 3× Firdous Shamim Naqvi PERSON · 3× Imran Khan PERSON · 3× Mashal Yousafzai PERSON · 3× Naqvi PERSON · 3× Yousafzai PERSON · 3× Salman Akram Raja PERSON · 2×

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Although Secretary General Salman Akram Raja has issued some of the notifications, those notifications cannot be accepted by the Election Commission of Pakistan, as the election watchdog had rejected the [intra-party] elections of the PTI and a case is going on in the Lahore High Court,” he explained.
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🔮 “Barrister Gohar threatened her that she may be expelled from the group.
2026-10-23 · Dawn
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• Gohar rejects resignation after Firdous Naqvi steps down from additional secretary general post • Mashal Yousafzai quits party WhatsApp groups over disagreements with top leadership ISLAMABAD: asserted
Yousafzai → reject → leadership
PTI’s Additional Secretary General Firdous Shamim Naqvi resigned from his position, while its outspoken senator Mashal Yousafzai quit the party’s WhatsApp groups over disagreements with the top leadership. asserted
senator → resign → leadership
The PTI, however, did not accept the resignation of Mr Naqvi and reportedly managed to convince the veteran member to withdraw his resignation. uncertain
PTI → accept → resignation
Ms Yousafzai, however, had a heated exchange with PTI interim chief Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and Secretary General Salman Akram Raja, which led to her quitting the WhatsApp groups. asserted
her → have → groups
A source told Dawn that Senator Yousafzai was among the party leaders who expressed a lack of trust in the PTI leadership over its failure to secure the release of Imran Khan. asserted
who → tell → Khan
She did so at a recent meeting of the core committee that spanned two days. asserted
that → do → days
On Thursday, she raised this issue once again. asserted
she → raise → issue
“Barrister Gohar threatened her that she may be expelled from the group. uncertain
she → threaten → group
Over this Mashal Yousafzai said that she will quit the party groups and subsequently left WhatsApp groups of the parliamentary party and the core committee,” the source said. asserted
source → say → party
On the other hand, Barrister Gohar rejected Mr Naqvi’s resignation. asserted
Gohar → reject → resignation
Firdous Shamim Naqvi is an elected representative of the PTI with the authority to issue official notifications. asserted
Naqvi → elect → notifications
Although Secretary General Salman Akram Raja has issued some of the notifications, those notifications cannot be accepted by the Election Commission of Pakistan, as the election watchdog had rejected the [intra-party] elections of the PTI and a case is going on in the Lahore High Court,” he explained. asserted
he → issue → Court
PTI leader Sheikh Waqas Akram said Mr Naqvi had resigned, but Barrister Gohar rejected his resignation. asserted
Gohar → say → resignation
“I hope that situation will be controlled as he [Firdous Shamim Naqvi] has not left any Whatsapp group of the party,” he added. asserted
he → hope → party
About Senator Yousafzai, he said the PTI senator left the groups “in the heat of the moment”, and hopefully the situation would be resolved soon. asserted
situation → say → moment
PTI workers arrested asserted
workers → arrest → ?
Police arrested three PTI supporters outside the Adiala jail after they arrived with their leaders to meet Imran Khan. asserted
they → arrest → Khan
Advocate Awais Younas Chaudhry told Dawn that Sardar Sadaqat Hayat, Muhammad Bilal Khan, Malik Asif Mehmood Kashif, Jaleel Shah, Malik Haris Awan and Nadia Khattak were included in the list for meeting with Mr Khan on Thursday. asserted
Hayat → tell → Thursday
“Eleven of them, along with some workers, reached the Adiala jail, but the administration did not let them meet Imran Khan,” he said, adding that Malik Haris Awan and two workers Ali Raza and Umer Baig were later detained by the police. asserted
Awan → reach → police
“I have informed the police that there was no case against Haris Awan and he had come to Adiala as per the directions of the Islamabad High Court, but the police are not willing to release them,” Advocate Chaudhry claimed. asserted
Chaudhry → inform → them
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