Opposition alliance, PTI at odds
Differences have emerged between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz Ain-e-Pakistan (TTAP) over the K-P chief minister's plan to hold rally in the province later this month.
Akhunzada Hussain Yousafzai, spokesperson for TTAP told Express Tribune that the PTI has not sought the alliance's opinion on the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa rally announced a day ago by K-P Chief Minister Sohail Afridi.
The rift has deepened further as PTI also did not take the TTAP into confidence regarding the decision of its earlier planned rally at Liaquat Bagh, Rawalpindi, on April 9. That gathering was called off with the approval of Imran Khan to avoid clashing with high-level US-Iran peace talks being hosted in Islamabad.
Akhunzada Hussain Yousafzai said the alliance has not been formally briefed on internal PTI discussions, including meetings between Imran Khan and his legal team concerning the alliance.
"Most developments are being observed through media reports, with no official communication shared so far," he said.
Yousafzai stressed that any engagement regarding rallies or political coordination should be conveyed formally through the PTI's senior leadership rather than public statements or press conferences.
He added that structured communication is essential and that all constituent parties should be taken into confidence before any public political commitments are made.
Imran Khan, he said, should also be formally briefed through proper channels involving senate and national assembly opposition leaders to ensure clarity and prevent miscommunication.
Sources familiar with the matter have raised alarms over growing organisational disarray within PTI, with multiple internal factions reportedly operating independently across various regions.
The party currently lacks a clear and unified chain of command, leading to fragmented decision-making and parallel power centres in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Balochistan, and Gilgit-Baltistan.While Imran Khan remains the undisputed central figure, the absence of a functional organisational structure has allowed different groups including some family members without official positions to wield influence independently.
This fragmentation has complicated coordination not only within PTI but also with allied platforms such as TTAP, which primarily engages the party through Imran Khan. The source said When you go to barrister gohar regarding the problems, he says no one respects me, and salman Akram raja says I am resigning on every inconvenience. So you can understand how the party has collapsed completely.
Differing positions among PTI leaders have occasionally caused confusion, with factions adopting divergent stances on key organisational and political issues.Sources expressed particular concern over recent developments in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
They criticised the manner in which certain individuals are being linked to institutional roles, citing the example of Shahid Khattak and his alleged nomination for khyber bank director, terming it an unprofessional use of party platforms.
They also took exception to a recent statement attributed to the K-P Chief Minister reportedly saying "my province, my choice," describing it as inappropriate. "If a province has placed its trust in the leadership, such remarks do not reflect that mandate and should be avoided," the sources added.
They emphasised that the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been PTI's core political base for the past 15 years, consistently delivering strong mandates including a two-thirds majority in the past based on the party's commitments.