Pir Saeedul Hassan announces parting ways with PTI
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Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader and former Punjab Minister for Religious Affairs Pir Saeedul Hassan on Monday announced quitting the party, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Addressing a press conference at Gujranwala Press Club, he said his today’s speech was related to the country’s existence.
He said although he supported the PTI wholeheartedly. “But what happened on May 9 hurt me and the people of my constituency at Zafarwal badly,” he said, adding, “Therefore, I dissociate myself from the party.”
Pir said that the people of Zafarwal had always given respect to the Pakistan Army.
He called upon all political parties to start thinking about the national interest.