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PESHAWAR: In an effort to streamline party affairs, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan asked Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister (CM) Pervez Khattak to relinquish his position as the partys central general secretary, The Express Tribune has learnt.
In the first Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting held after the general elections, the partys leadership on Friday discussed various issues ranging from dual portfolios held by PTI members to causes of the defeat on May 11.
Almost all key PTI provincial leaders hold dual portfolios, which has greatly compromised the partys position in the province and its activities in the rest of the country. This has compelled Imran Khan to ask the K-P CM to relinquish his position.
During the meeting, Khattak insisted he could carry both portfolios by exclusively managing party affairs on the weekends and addressing provincial matters during the remainder of the week, according to a senior party leader requesting anonymity.
After an unsuccessful attempt at convincing the chairman, the CM, who was greatly worried about increasing rifts in the party at grassroots levels, reportedly said he would prefer his party position.
Apparent cracks: Imran asks K-P CM to relinquish party office – The Express Tribune
In the first Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting held after the general elections, the partys leadership on Friday discussed various issues ranging from dual portfolios held by PTI members to causes of the defeat on May 11.
Almost all key PTI provincial leaders hold dual portfolios, which has greatly compromised the partys position in the province and its activities in the rest of the country. This has compelled Imran Khan to ask the K-P CM to relinquish his position.
During the meeting, Khattak insisted he could carry both portfolios by exclusively managing party affairs on the weekends and addressing provincial matters during the remainder of the week, according to a senior party leader requesting anonymity.
After an unsuccessful attempt at convincing the chairman, the CM, who was greatly worried about increasing rifts in the party at grassroots levels, reportedly said he would prefer his party position.
Apparent cracks: Imran asks K-P CM to relinquish party office – The Express Tribune