Overview

• PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja announced the decision after meeting Imran Khan at Adiala Jail, confirming Ali Amin Gandapur’s exit and Sohail Afridi’s nomination.
• Ali Amin Gandapur said he resigned on the party founder’s directive, calling the office a trust he was returning in line with instructions.
• Party leaders linked the shake-up to recent violence, including an Orakzai operation in which 11 soldiers were killed, and signaled a policy reset on counterterrorism.
• The move followed weeks of internal strife, including a public feud between Gandapur and Aleema Khan and earlier mixed messages from PTI figures, with Barrister Gohar later clarifying he had issued no denial.
• Government critics questioned the legality of directions from a jailed leader, while PTI highlighted Afridi’s mandate to prioritize peace and said he will be put before the KP Assembly for election.