US EditionPTI Rift Threatens to Unravel Govt-Op Bonhomie
KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN, JUL 18 – Dissenting PTI candidates in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa refuse to withdraw, risking party unity and challenging uncontested Senate election plans ahead of July 21 polls.
- On Saturday, rebel Senate candidates rejected the PTI's 'diktat' to withdraw, vowing to contest the July 21 polls despite an opposition-backed consensus deal.
- On July 15, the PTI KP chapter recommended five names for general Senate seats to Chairman Barrister Gohar, and it directed those without tickets to withdraw their nominations.
- Discontented candidates Irfan Saleem, Ayesha Bano, Syed Irshad Hussain, Khurram Zeeshan and Waqas Orakzai refused to withdraw their nominations, and their video messages went viral on social media.
- A source said, `There will be no Senate polling in KP—every seat has been settled through mutual agreement between the ruling party and the opposition`, a source involved in the negotiations said, and under a 5/6 formula PTI will receive six seats and the opposition five.
- With political tensions within PTI growing ahead of the July 21 Senate polls, the coming months will reveal whether the party chooses reform or risks decline.
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PTI rift threatens to unravel govt-op bonhomie
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) found itself in the throes of a growing internal rift on Saturday as rebel Senate candidates rejected the party's 'diktat' to withdraw their nomination papers, vowing instead to contest the July 21 polls in open defiance of an opposition-backed consensus deal. The development came as the government and opposition in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have struck a rare unity pact to ensure the victory of 11 agreed-upon Senate …
KP govt, opposition to contest Senate polls jointly as disgruntled PTI leaders refuse to withdraw
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