The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is a political party in Pakistan established in 1996 by Pakistani cricketer and politician Imran Khan,who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The PTI ranks among the three major Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML–N) and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP),and it is the largest party in terms of representation in the National Assembly of Pakistan since the 2018 general election. With over 10 million members in Pakistan and abroad,it claims to be the country's largest political party by primary membership,as well as one of the largest political parties in the world.
Omar Ayub Khan is a Pakistani politician. He was the last Federal Minister for Economic Affairs under the Prime Ministership of Imran Khan from April 2021 until April 2022. He previously served as Federal Minister for Energy from 11 September 2018 to 16 April 2021. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023. He is the grandson of the former President of Pakistan,Field Marshal Ayub Khan and the son of Gohar Ayub Khan,who was also a politician. Previously,he served as a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 and again from 2014 to 2015. He also served as the Minister of State for Finance in the federal cabinet from 2004 to 2007. He is serving as secretary general of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf since 27 May 2023.
Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar is a Pakistani politician who recently served as Pakistan's Federal Minister for Industries &Production. Previously,he has served as Federal Minister of Economic Affairs,Federal Minister of National Food Security and Research and Federal Minister for Planning,Development and Reforms in the PTI Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2008,2013 to 2018 and 2018 till 2023.
Arif-ur-Rehman Alvi is a Pakistani politician who served as the 13th President of Pakistan,in office from 9 September 2018 to 10 March 2024. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018 and again from August to September 2018. Alvi was a dentist before entering politics in 1979,when he joined Jamaat-e-Islami (Pakistan),but resigned later on from the party and then joined former cricketer Imran Khan's party in 1996 and is amongst the founding members of PTI.
Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar Khan;was the longest serving Parliamentarian in the history of Pakistan. He served in Provincial Assembly of the Punjab and National Assembly of Pakistan from 1951 to 1999 and was the longest serving member. The first direct elections held in Pakistan after independence were for the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab between 10–20 March 1951. He was elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly in 1951. He was again elected in the 1962 and 1964 Provincial Assembly elections in Pakistan. He remained Member National Assembly of Pakistan from 1985-1999. He was also member of Mājlis-e-ShūrāPākistān,The Federal Council from 1982-1984.
Asad Qaiser is a Pakistani politician. He is the former Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan,served from August 2018 to April 2022. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan,from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously,he was the member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2013 to 2018 and served as the 14th Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly,from May 2013 to August 2018. He is member-elect of the National Assembly of Pakistan.
Murad Saeed is a Pakistani politician who served as Federal Minister for Communications and Federal Minister for Postal Services from December 2018 to April 2022.
Shehryar Khan Afridi is a Pakistani politician who served as Chairperson of the Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir,in office from 13 May 2020 to April 2022. He served as the Minister of State for Interior from 31 August 2018 to 18 April 2019. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously,he was also a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018. He is serving as the Minister of State for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) since 18 April 2019. He was also given an additional charge of the Ministry of Narcotics Control after the death of Ali Mohammad Mahar.
Malik Nauman Ahmad Langrial is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till May 2022.
Aamir Mehmood Kiani is a Pakistani politician who served as Federal Minister for National Health Services,Regulation and Coordination,from 20 August 2018 to 18 April 2019. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023.
Fawad Ahmed Hussain Chaudhry is a Pakistani politician who served as Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting,in office since 14 April 2021 to 10 April 2022. On 24 May 2023 announced he is taking "break" from politics.
Usman Buzdar is a Pakistani politician and previously served as Chief Minister of Punjab from 20 August 2018 to 30 April 2022. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023 and served as the parliamentary leader for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the Provincial Assembly of Punjab. Belonging from a Baloch family,he is a minor feudal and the Tumandar of the Baloch tribe Buzdar,since April 2019. He served as Tehsil Nazim of Tehsil Tribal Area from 2001 to 2008.
The Imran Khan ministry was the government of Pakistan which was formed by Imran Khan following his successful election as Prime Minister of Pakistan by the National Assembly. The cabinet had 25 federal ministers,4 ministers of state and 4 advisors,most of whom assumed office on 20 August 2018.
The first 100 days of Imran Khan's prime ministership began with his swearing-in ceremony on 18 August 2018 as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan –shortly after the oath-taking of the 15th National Assembly of Pakistan on 13 August,and the elected parliament's vote of confidence for Khan's premiership on 17 August. The 100th day of his prime ministership was 25 November 2018.
The Pakistan Democratic Movement was a coalition of political parties in Pakistan. It was founded in September 2020 as a opposition movement against Imran Khan,accusing his administration of poor governance,political victimization of opponents,and mismanaging the economy and foreign policy. Imran Khan often rebuked such allegations,during and after his tenure as Prime Minister
The PTI foreign funding case is a case against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf where it obtained funds from Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan,overseas Pakistanis and their companies. One of those overseas Pakistanis being the well known Pakistani Businessman Arif Naqvi who according to the Wall Street Journal had also provided funds to Nawaz Sharif and his colleagues. Islamabad High Court in its detailed judgement on 5 April 2023 pronounced not enough documentary evidence existed to implicate Imran Khan in the case.
In April 2022,a no-confidence motion against Imran Khan led to his removal as the prime minister of Pakistan. Based largely on the Westminster system of legislature,the prime minister commands confidence of the majority of the lower house of Parliament,the National Assembly of Pakistan,under clause (2A) of Article 91 of the Constitution. Numerous opposition parties joined forces to file the motion of no confidence against Imran Khan in the National Assembly. It ultimately led to the removal of Khan from office as a majority passed the motion in the Lower House.
A political and constitutional crisis emerged in Pakistan from,3 April 2022 to 10 April 2022 when,National Assembly's Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri dismissed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan during a session in which it was expected to be taken up for a vote,alleging that a foreign country's involvement in the regime change was contradictory to Article 5 of the Constitution of Pakistan. Moments later,Khan stated in a televised address that he had advised President Arif Alvi to dissolve the National Assembly. Alvi complied with Khan's advice under Article 58 of the constitution. This resulted in the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) taking a suo motu notice of the ongoing situation,creating a constitutional crisis,as effectively,Imran Khan led a constitutional coup. Four days later,the SCP ruled that the dismissal of the no-confidence motion,the prorogation of the National Assembly,the advice from Imran Khan to President Arif Alvi to dissolve the National Assembly,and the subsequent dissolution of the National Assembly were unconstitutional,and overturned these actions in a 5-0 vote. The Supreme Court further held that the National Assembly had not been prorogued and had to be reconvened by the speaker immediately and no later than 10:30 a.m. on 9 April 2022.
Rawalpindi Ring Road also known as Rawalpindi–Islamabad Ring Road,is a 38.3 kilometer orbital highway in Pakistan between the cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Work on the highway started in March 2022,it is currently under construction,upon completion the highway will have six lanes. The ring road will start from Channi Sher Alam bridge near Rawat and end near Thalian interchange close to the Lahore-Islamabad Motorway. The project was originally proposed in 1991,under the government of Nawaz Sharif,however due to political turmoil the project never materialized. During Shahbaz Sharif's visit to China in 2010 as Chief Minister of Punjab,the project was discussed between Pakistani and Chinese authorities to secure funding. In 2017,the project was again briefed to the Asian Development Bank to secure funding for the project.
The 2022 Azadi March II was a protest march led by Imran Khan,former prime minister of Pakistan,from Lahore to Islamabad against the Shehbaz Sharif ministry. It succeeded 2022 Azadi March I,which took place in May.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2018-present)