Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Junaid Akbar has stepped down as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), just four months after assuming the role.
In a video statement, Akbar confirmed that he submitted his resignation to PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan. He said he fully accepted the party's decision, expressing unwavering loyalty to PTI founder Imran Khan.
"Whatever decision is made by the party or Imran Khan, I will not hesitate for even a minute and will accept it wholeheartedly," he said. "Titles don’t matter to me. If Khan even asks me to step down as party president or resign from parliament, I would do so without question," he added.
Akbar said that although he has not yet received any direct message from Imran Khan through official channels, he had already submitted his resignation.
Looking ahead, he said he has convened a meeting of all PTI office-bearers from across the country on May 15. “The matters regarding our movement will be finalised on that day,” he stated.
Akbar was elected unopposed as PAC chairman in January. In the same month, he was appointed by the PTI founder as president of the party’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chapter, replacing Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur.
While the PAC chairmanship is traditionally held by the leader of the opposition or their nominee, there is no legal requirement enforcing this convention.
The position had remained vacant since the February 2024 general elections. Initially, Sher Afzal Marwat was nominated, followed by Sheikh Waqas Akram and Omar Ayub Khan. Akbar's name was eventually finalised for the role.
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