The current Secretary-General Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Salman Akram Raja, has announced distancing himself from the position of the party’s secretary general to focus on legal issues amid subsequent sentencing of party leaders.
“Today, an incident occurred that now demands a firm decision from me,“ he was referring to the latest handing of the 10-year jail sentence to PTI leaders Shibli Faraz and Omar Ayub on Monday in May 9 cases.
“My life is an open book; none of my actions contradicts my principles. My intellectual and financial integrity is uncompromised.”
“I am not a seasoned politician, nor a feudal lord or mill owner; my family backs me,” he mentioned.
He said to request party founder accept his resignation from the position so he could immerse himself in the legal battles.
“Tomorrow, I will request Khan Sahib (Imran Khan) to relieve me of my position,” he wrote.
He also affirmed his commitment to guard the party’s legal front. He wrote, “My legal services will remain available without any compensation.”
Raja also referred to his prior request to incarcerated Imran Khan through Advocate Ali Bukahri.
He had asked his party founder to relieve him from that position last week, so he could focus solely on legal matters, but Imran Khan had refused. He thanked his leader for the confidence he showed in him.
PTI Founder Imran Khan appointed him as the secretary-general of the party on September 7, 2024. He had also led the legal team of PTI.