LAHORE – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan described the defection of his party leaders as a “forced divorce” on Tuesday after senior vice president Shireen Mazari left the party.
“We had all heard of forced marriages in Pakistan, but for PTI, a new phenomena has emerged: forced divorces,” according to a Tweet from former prime minister Imran Khan, who is currently facing numerous charges ranging from terrorism to corruption.
We had all heard about forced marriages in Pakistan but for PTI a new phenomenon has emerged , forced divorces.
Also wondering where have all the human rights organizations in the country disappeared.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) May 23, 2023
As PTI supporters and activists attacked the military sites, including the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, in addition to public buildings, the party’s officials have started making announcements about their departure.
The PTI chairman added, “I’m also wondering where have all the human rights organisations in the country disappeared.”
Khan expressed his sympathy for everyone who was “under pressure” to leave the PTI, the party that controlled Pakistan from 2018 to 2022.
“My sympathies go out to everyone who was forced to leave the party under pressure and I congratulate and commend those senior members who are resisting extreme pressure to leave the party,” he added.
My sympathies go to all those who under pressure have been made to leave the party.
And I commend and salute all the senior members who are resisting the extreme pressure to quit the party.
The nation will always remember them for standing up for Haqeeqi Azaadi.— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) May 18, 2023
Since the May 9, not only the party’s senior officials have served jail sentences, but thousands of party members have also been detained in connection with the unrest.
