Pakistan: PTI faces further setback as 3 more leaders abandon

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) faces further setbacks as three more leaders have announced their departure from the Imran Khan-led party following the May 9 vandalism incident, reported local media outlet Geo News. Former special assistant to prime minister Tariq Mehmood Al Hasan, former MPA Malik Khurram Ali Khan and former MNA Jamshed Thomas condemned the violent protests that took place on May 9 and announced their resignation.

Key leaders quit PTI 

The protests and subsequent violence triggered a wave of defections from the PTI party. Several prominent members, including Shireen Mazari, Imran Ismail, Aamir Mehmood Kiani, Ali Zaidi, and Maleeka Bokhari, decided to leave the party, citing their disagreement with the handling of the situation and the resulting vandalism.