PTI retains Junaid Akbar as K-P president, grants authority to Noorul Haq Qadri in his absence

On the same day, police arrested 59 PTI workers in Swabi and six others in Khyber district, while reports emerged that ousted chief minister Sohail Afridi and Akbar had also been taken into custody.

Since then, intraparty rifts reportedly emerged, leading to PTI leaders exchanging barbs online.According to a notification issued today and shared on X, Senator Noorul Haq Qadri, identified as the party’s senior vice-president in K-P, would preside over meetings of the provincial cabinet in the absence of Junaid.The notification further assigned PTI K-P General Secretary Ali Asghar the responsibility of chairing meetings in the absence of the senior vice-president.

He was also authorised to convene and chair meetings of other tiers of the provincial organisation.چیئرمین پی ٹی آئی بیرسٹر گوہر خان کا خیبر پختونخوا میں پارٹی کے تنظیمی امور سے متعلق اہم نوٹیفکیشن جاری۔ خیبر پختونخوا کی موجودہ صورتحال کے پیشِ نظر جاری کردہ نوٹیفکیشن کے مطابق جنید اکبر خان بدستور صوبائی صدر رہیں گے۔ ان کی عدم موجودگی میں سینیٹر نورالحق قادری پارٹی اجلاسوں کی… pic.twitter.com/EP9z4MfAodAccording to the….

On October 21, The Express Tribune reported that former K-P chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur and PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja had exchanged criticism over allegations of internal divisions, the provincial leadership and the handling of the party’s political affairs.Raja warned of attempts by what he described as “undemocratic decision-makers” to undermine internal consensus, while Gandapur demanded that the party secretary general substantiate his allegations and apologise.The dispute intensified….

The Express Tribune said it could not independently verify the recording.Gandapur also challenged claims that provincial lawmakers were attempting to decide the party’s leadership and the next chief minister without the approval of PTI founder Imran Khan and the party’s political committee.

Raja, meanwhile, maintained that Afridi remained the lawful chief minister and that Akbar continued as provincial party president, with Asghar acting in Akbar’s absence.Barrister Gohar sought to contain the fallout, telling the media that he had spoken to the leaders involved and urged them to stop issuing statements against one another.He maintained that the party’s provincial lawmakers remained united and that Afridi continued to be the party’s choice for chief….

Against this backdrop, the October 24 notification formalises the arrangements for the PTI’s K-P organisation, specifying who will preside over meetings in the absence of senior office-bearers.

PTI retains Junaid Akbar as K-P president, grants authority to Noorul Haq Qadri in his absence Web Desk | Updated 2 minutes ago | Party chairman Barrister Gohar grants Ali Asghar responsibilities in the absence of both.