Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
پاکستان تحريکِ انصاف
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| Abbreviation | PTI |
| Chairman | Imran Khan |
| Secretary-General | Aamir Mehmood Kiani |
| Spokesperson | Fawad Chaudhry |
| Vice Chairman | Shah Mehmood Qureshi |
| Leader in Senate | Shibli Faraz |
| Leader in Assembly | Imran Khan |
| Founded | 25 April 1996 |
| Headquarters | Sector G-6/4 Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Student Wing | Insaf Student Federation |
| Youth Wing | Insaf Youth Wing |
| Women Wing | Insaf Women Wing |
| Membership (2013) | 10 million (worldwide) |
| Ideology | Pakistani nationalism[1] Populism[2] Welfarism[3][4][5] Islamic democracy[3] Social democracy[6] Egalitarianism[6] |
| Political position | Centre to centre-left[7][8] |
| Colors | Green, Red |
| Slogan | Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem |
| Senate |
17 / 104
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| National Assembly |
156 / 342
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| Punjab Assembly |
181 / 371
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| KPK Assembly |
95 / 145
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| Sindh Assembly |
30 / 168
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| Balochistan Assembly |
7 / 65
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| Azad Kashmir Assembly |
2 / 41
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| Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly |
1 / 33
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| KPK Local Government |
395 / 1,484
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) (Urdu: پاکستان تحريکِ انصاف "Pakistan Movement for Justice") is a centre to centre-left political party in Pakistan, founded in 1996 by former international cricket captain and current Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan.[9] As a result of the 2018 general election, PTI is the governing party of Pakistan as the largest party in the National Assembly in the ruling coalition.
The party aims to create a welfare state, where the state is responsible for education, health and employability of citizens.[citation needed] It promotes freedom of thought and dismantling religious discrimination in Pakistan.[10][11]
Directly following its founding in 1996, the party had little initial success.[12] Khan won a seat in the 2002 Pakistani general election. The party boycotted the 2008 election, but in 2013 it received over 7.5 million votes, making it second in the number of votes and third in the number of seats won. In 2018, it received 16.9 million votes, the largest for any political party in Pakistani history. Following this successful election into office, the party nominated its leader Imran Khan to be Prime Minister. Currently the party is in government at the national level and governs the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab. It is also a part of the coalition government in Balochistan and acts as the largest opposition party in Sindh.[13][14]
The party terms itself an anti-status quo movement advocating egalitarian Islamic democracy.[3][4][5] It claims to be the only non-dynastic party of mainstream Pakistani politics.[15] With over 10 million members in Pakistan and abroad, it claims to be Pakistan's largest party by membership.[16][17][18]
History
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was founded by Imran Khan on 25 April 1996 in Lahore, Pakistan.[19] Founded initially as a sociopolitical movement, in June 1996 the first Central Executive Committee of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was formed under the leadership of Imran Khan, including Naeemul Haque, Ahsan Rasheed, Hafeez Khan, Mowahid Hussain, Mahmood Awan and Nausherwan Burki[20] as founding members. PTI began to grow slowly but did not achieve immediate popularity. Khan launched PTI as a party which he claimed represented the true aspirations of the people of Pakistan.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's constitution was approved on 24 January 1999 by the Central Executive Committee in Lahore. In October 2002, Khan ran for office in the National Elections and became a member of parliament (MP) for Mianwali, his home town. Khan, however, remained deeply critical of the entire political order of Pakistan, which he deemed corrupt, inefficient, and morally bereft of any of the founding principles of Pakistan. In protest, Khan began a grassroots campaign to raise awareness about his political party.
After Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in 2007 and Nawaz Sharif returned from self-exile in Saudi Arabia, pressure increased upon President Musharraf to hold democratic elections. PTI, in conjunction with many political parties, joined the All Parties Democratic Movement, which was opposed to further military rule. The general election in 2008 resulted in a PPP victory. This election was boycotted by PTI.
During the presidency of Asif Ali Zardari, Imran Khan's popularity soared amid discontent with the ruling administration's domestic and foreign policy. PTI promised to create an independent, self-reliant Pakistan free from debt, dependency and discord. In Pakistan: A Personal History, PTI chairman Khan argues that a selfish and corrupt ruling elite, primarily made up of politicians, feudal leaders, and military bureaucrats, had destroyed Pakistan and brought it to the brink of disaster. PTI maintains that it represents all Pakistanis, regardless of religious, ethnic, linguistic, and provincial backgrounds.
Ideology
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Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf's agenda envisions a modern Islamic republic that advocates individuals' welfare through community co-operation. PTI wants to set Pakistan on a course to political stability, social harmony, and economic prosperity for all religious, ethnic and racial communities.
PTI has an agenda to blend traditional social and religious values and cultural and ethnic diversity of Pakistan into common goals and aspirations for a just society based on Mohammad Iqbal's and Mohammad Ali Jinnah's vision of Islamic democratic culture providing social security, welfare and the rule of law.
Mohammad Iqbal's work has influenced Imran Khan in his deliberations on an "Islamic social state".[4]
The party manifesto includes a desire to provide credible leadership, to restore Pakistan's political and economic sovereignty, to establish a strong system of accountability and to combat corruption.[4]
Constitution
The party has a published constitution.[5] It aims for unity, solidarity, social justice and prosperity. The Central Executive Committee is its main central council, with a duty is to assist the chairman with the day-to-day functions of the National Council, to lay down party policy, to guide the party at national level and to act as executive authority of the party. The chairman is the head and the chief spokesman of the party. His duty is to ensure that the organisation works at all levels in accordance with the aims and objectives of the party. He may delegate his powers to the Secretary General or any member of the Central Executive Committee. He may suspend any office bearer pending disciplinary action. In the event of removal or suspension of an office bearer, he may delegate power and duties of such office bearer to any other member of the Party.
A new constitution was drafted by a committee headed by lawyer and Senior Vice-President Hamid Khan, creating the positions of Vice-Chairman and President.
Policies
Social
The PTI has called for major social, economic, and political reforms. The PTI's ideology is derived from Allama Iqbal's vision of a self-reliant, modern democracy following Islamic principles. In 2011 the PTI promised to stop all foreign aid if it comes to power.[21] The PTI maintains that corruption in all of its forms – whether moral, financial, spiritual – has ruined Pakistan, and therefore a culture of accountability and transparency is needed to restore faith in the system of government.[22] The PTI has argued for religious tolerance and greater representation for minorities. Christians, Sikhs, and Hindus have joined the PTI.[23][24] The PTI has also spoken out for senior citizens, poor people, and women.[25]
Education
PTI believes in raising education standards across the country, universal literacy, and promoting schools and colleges.[26] On 20 February 2013 PTI launched[27] its 'Education Policy'[28] with plans to introduce a uniform education system with one curriculum for all and education in mother tongue and in Urdu at primary school. English would be taught as a subject.[29] PTI believes that educational institutions should be de-politicized and their governance devolved to town level. The party believes in measures to promote adult literacy for those aged 15 to 30 and to educate women.[30]
Political
The PTI has called for a complete overhaul of Pakistan's current political order[31][32] The PTI believes in abolishing feudalism,[5] economic inequality[5] and government mismanagement. The PTI promised to crack down on police brutality, restructure the civil service, reform the electoral system, allow for a truly independent judiciary, decentralise state power, and enforce laws which extend personal liberty.[5][33] On 18 August 2014, Khan announced PTI would renounce all its seats won in the 2013 elections, claiming the elections were rigged. He accused Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of plundering the national wealth and demanded his resignation. He called on the public to withhold taxes and payment of utility bills to force the government to resign.[34] On 22 August 2014 all 34 PTI lawmakers resigned from the national assembly.[35]
Defence
The PTI propose civilian control of Pakistan's military. The Inter-Services Intelligence service would report directly to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and the defence budget would be audited by the government. Imran Khan also pledged to resign should any terrorism take place from Pakistani soil following these reforms.[36][37][38]
Drone bombings
Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf organised a protest against drone attacks in Pakistan on 23 November 2013 at Peshawar, where it called on the federal government to force an end to U.S. CIA drone attacks and to block NATO supplies through the country to Afghanistan. "We will put pressure on America, and our protest will continue if drone attacks are not stopped." The U.S. embassy declined to comment on the protest that also temporarily closed a route leading to one of two border crossings used for the shipments.[39]
Foreign affairs
The PTI believes in pursuing a foreign policy based on a nationalist agenda, which it believes will safeguard all of Pakistan's national interests and promote greater regional co-operation. The PTI would forge stronger relationships with neighbouring countries, but not at the cost of Pakistan's national sovereignty or territorial integrity.[40] The PTI would fully restore Pakistan's economic and political sovereignty if elected into power, and has consistently vilified the PPP-led federal government for subverting Pakistan's national interests and strategic ambitions to please international powers.[10]
The PTI hopes to have a relationship with the US that would be based on "self dignity and respect".[41] The PTI will also stop all foreign aid to Pakistan.[37] The PTI would make the Kashmir issue a top priority and would try and solve the issue permanently so that Pakistan no longer has any border or territorial disputes with any of its neighbours.[42]
General elections
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf contested the general elections of 1997, 2002, 2013 and 2018. It boycotted the 2008 general elections.
1997 and 2002 general elections
Less than a year after its founding, PTI contested the 1997 general elections. Imran Khan stood in seven constituencies across Pakistan but did not win a majority in any.[43]
In the 2002 general elections, party chairman Imran Khan won one seat from Mianwali. PTI secured 0.8% of the popular vote.[44]
2008 general elections
PTI openly boycotted the Pakistani general election on 18 February 2008 because it believed that the election was fraudulent and laced with irregularities.[citation needed]
2013 general elections
On 21 April 2013 Khan, the chairman of PTI, launched his campaign for the 2013 elections from Lahore where he addressed supporters at The Mall, Lahore followed by prayers at the Data Durbar Complex.[45][46] which was followed by large rallies in Karak and Dera Ismail Khan.[47] He also announced that he would pull Pakistan out of the US-led war on terror and bring peace in the Pashtun tribal belt.[48] On 22 April 2013 Khan addressed different public meetings in Malakand, Lower Dir District and Upper Dir District where he announced that PTI will introduce a uniform education system in which the children of rich and poor will have equal opportunities.[49]
On the same day he spoke at a rally in Rawalpindi's Constituency NA-56 accompanied by Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad.[50] On 23 April 2013 Khan addressed large rallies in Renala Khurd, Okara and other parts of Sahiwal Division. He challenged PML-N President Nawaz Sharif to a live debate, a challenge which PML-N was quick to decline.[51] On 24 April, Khan addressed rallies Nankana Sahib District, Sheikhupura and Pattoki where he announced that once he comes to power no parliamentarian will receive development funds as they are misused for achieving political gains.[52]
On 25 April 2013 Khan addressed political gatherings in South Punjab including in Pakpattan, Lodhran and Vehari.[53][54] On the following day Khan continued his mass campaign in South Punjab, he addressed rallies at Jalalpur Pirwala, Muzaffargarh, Mian Channu, Kabirwala and Khanewal where he promised to end the system of tyranny and announced that once in power he will make law which will allow every village or town to elect its own Station House Officer which he believes will prevent corruption and police brutality, he also promised to eliminate the post of Patwari and make a computerised and professional land record system.[55][56]
Khan ended his south Punjab campaign by addressing rallies at Bahawalpur, Khanpur, Sadiqabad, Rahim Yar Khan and Rajanpur on 27 April. During the campaign he collectively visited over 25 towns and cities and addressed dozens of rallies and corner meetings, at the end he promised to hang the killers behind the assassination of Benazir Bhutto he also said that the local government system is important for prosperity of Pakistan.[57] On 28 April, Khan moved to central Punjab where he addressed large rallies at Mandi Bahauddin, Hafizabad and Sargodha while promising people to bring justice and equality to Pakistan.[58]
On 29 April 2013 Khan addressed rallies at Murree, Talagang, Chakwal, Taxila and Attock.[59] On 30 April, Khan visited his home town of Mianwali where he addressed several rallies, he lashed out on Bhutto's and Sharif's. He is quoted to say 'You can't lead revolution from behind bulletproof glass' he also claimed that he had conquered fear of dying 17 years ago.[60] On 1 and 2 March, Khan addressed gatherings in Sibi, Loralai, Zafarwal, Pasrur, Narowal, Jacobabad and also led a car rally in Rawalpindi.[61][62] On 3 May Khan continued his campaign at Battagram, Mansehra, Torghar District, Abbottabad and Haripur, followed by rallies at Buner District, Swabi, Charsadda, Mardan, Nowshera and Peshawar on 4th while promising to abandon war on terror.[63][64][65]
Six points of Naya Pakistan Pledge
On 23 March 2013 (Pakistan Day) Imran Khan addressed over 100,000 supporters at Iqbal Park and made six promises to the people of Pakistan if he comes to power also known as Imran Khan's six pledges.[66][67][68]
- I will always speak the truth to the people of Pakistan.
- The PTI government that will come into power, I promise that we will try to end tyranny.
- I will never take my money out of Pakistan.
- I will never take personal benefit from being in government, nor will my relatives be allowed to benefit from my being in power.
- I will protect your tax money.
- We will stand together with every Pakistani in or outside Pakistan.
Imran Khan's election campaign injury
On 7 May, four days before the elections, Imran Khan was admitted to Shaukat Khanum hospital in Lahore after sustaining head and back injuries falling from a forklift that was lifting him onto a stage at a rally.[69][70][71][72][73]
The incident received extensive media coverage in Pakistan. Chief Election Commissioner Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim, PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement all expressed their sympathy over Imran's injury and prayed for his swift recovery. Najam Sethi, Shahid Afridi and all central party leaders visited Khan at the hospital.[74] The former chief minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif, then Imran Khan's political rival, visited Imran at the hospital.[75] Political leader Nawaz Sharif, whom Imran Khan was campaigning against for position of Prime Minister in the upcoming elections also announced that he is cancelling his election campaign as a show of solidarity.[76] Nawaz Sharif expressed deep concerns over Imran Khan's injuries. During an election rally he was holding in Rawalpindi, Nawaz Sharif prayed with all participants at the rally for his health. He then announced that there will be no more rallies and urged his supporters to go home and pray for Imran's recovery.[77]
2013 general election results
Pakistan's 2013 elections were held on 11 May 2013 throughout the country. The elections resulted in a clear majority of the Pakistan Muslim League (N), a strong rival of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf but it did managed to take over the Pakistan Peoples Party as the main opposition to PML-N's candidates in the Punjab Province where the parties popularity was able to push 20 representatives to the Punjab Assembly.[78][79] PTI also emerged as the second largest party in Karachi.[80]
While according to non-official results announced by Pakistani media and the Election Commission of Pakistan. Imran Khan, Chairman of PTI won three of the four constituencies he contested winning from Constituency NA-1, Constituency NA-56 and Constituency NA-71.[81] While Khan's party PTI won 31 directly elected parliamentary seats which is more than 300 percent more than it got in 2002 elections. PTI was third largest party nationally as well as being the largest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and second largest in Punjab.[82] In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PTI defeated all mainstream political parties across the province with mostly new candidates. It also won every seat in Peshawar, Nowshera and Mardan district, it is expected that PTI will lead a coalition government in the province. PTI couldn't manage to win a majority in Punjab but made some wins while barely managed to make any inroads in Sindh or Baluchistan. PTI got 34 out of 99 seats in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.[83]
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
According to the polling data available,[84] PTI performed considerably well in Central and Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while it ceded ground to Jamaat-e-Islami and Jamiat Ulema (F) in Northern Pakhtunkhwa.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa proper, the party failed to get more than 5% of the polled vote in only one constituency, NA-22 Battagram. The party also didn't fare well in FATA which borders the Pakhtunkhwa province. Here PTI won only one constituency, NA-47, out of 12 while failing to win more than 5% of the vote in 3 constituencies NA-36, NA-37, NA-41.
Punjab
In Punjab, the party performed the best in the North and the South, where its largest share of seats came from. It managed to win more than 5% of the vote in all constituencies of Northern Punjab. While in Southern Punjab its support was mainly concentrated in Multan along with a belt of districts surrounding it, which include Khanewal, Vehari and Pakpattan. Its performance was lackluster in Rajanpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalnagar, and Muzaffargarh.
PTI's performance in Central Punjab was limited to gains in the districts of Mianwali, Lahore, Sahiwal, Nankana Sahib, Sheikhupura and Faisalabad. Mianwali district, from where the party's leader, Imran Khan belongs, saw the highest votes polled in the favor of PTI in Punjab at an average of 59.85% in the district's two constituencies. Among other major districts, it performed the worst in Jhang and Sargodha. In Sargodha it failed to win more than 5% of the vote in 3 out of 5 constituencies, while in Jhang the party failed to field candidates in 3 out of 6 constituencies and got more than 5% vote in only one constituency, NA-86. Hafizabad, Bhakkar and Gujranwala were other weak showings of PTI in Central Punjab.
Sindh
Apart from Karachi, Sindh was mainly neglected by PTI during much of its election campaign and it shows in the results. The party failed to field its candidates in 19 out of Interior Sindh's 40 constituencies. Where it did field its candidates, it failed to clear the 5% vote benchmark in 18 constituencies. In most such constituencies, the order of the votes was in the hundreds. PTI's only strong showing in interior Sindh was in the constituencies of NA-228 Umerkot and, NA-230 Tharparkar where, the party's vice president, Shah Mehmood Qureshi's spiritual Ghousia Jamaat has a considerable following.[85]
In Karachi, PTI bagged an average of 20.37% across 18 of 20 constituencies it participated in. The constituency NA-250 of Karachi recorded the highest percentage of votes polled in the favor of PTI at 61.38%.
Balochistan
In Balochistan, the situation was similar to that of interior Sindh. PTI failed to field its candidates in 4 out of the province's 13 constituencies. Further on, it didn't receive more than 5% of the vote in 7 of the remaining 9. Votes in most of these cases were mere hundreds. It performed relatively well in NA-259 of Quetta proper and NA-265 Sibi where the party got 14.83% and 6.99% of the vote respectively.[citation needed]
2018 general elections
Pakistan's 2018 elections were held on 25 July 2018 throughout the country. The elections resulted in a clear majority of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in National assembly with 116 won seats. After 28 women and 5 Minority seats the total number of seats reached 149. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf obtained 0.16 million votes with 31.82% of total cast votes, hence forming a government in the center with the alliance of MQM-P, PML (Q), BAP, BNP-M, GDA, AML and JWP. PTI also formed government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by having 78 seats, Punjab by having 175 seats and a government of alliance in Balochistan. Following Elections Imran Khan was elected as Prime minister obtaining 176 against Mian M. Shehbaz Sharif who obtained 96 votes. PTI was also successful in electing its Speaker and deputy speaker national assembly, Asad Qaiser and Qasim Suri respectively. On 4 September 2018, Arif Alvi got elected as 13th President of Pakistan. PTI nominated Usman Ahmad Khan Buzdar as C.M. Punjab, Mahmood Khan as C.M. KPK and Jam Kamal Khan as C.M. Balochistan. The party also appointed its governors ; Muhammad Sarwar as Governor of Punjab, Pakistan , Imran Ismail as Governor of Sindh and Shah Farman as Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan appointed his cabinet with key appointments of Minister of Finance given to Asad Umar and Minister of Foreign Affairs to Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
Eleven point agenda
Education
PTI promises to invest more money in education, and implement a standard, high quality education system all across Pakistan for all Pakistanis.[86][87]
Healthcare
- Health insurance for those in need, the same way PTI gave 70% of people living in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health insurance cards which give coverage of Rs5 lakh per year.[88]
- High quality hospitals will be established. This will allow the poor to receive quality treatment, and would allow the rich to get treated in Pakistan rather than overseas.
Tax reforms
Tax reforms will be implemented to ensure a high rate of tax collection, and to ensure a stream of funds for the government.[86][87]
- FBR and institutions of Pakistan to be strengthened.
- Tax rate to be lowered, and more people to be brought into the tax net.
- Rs 8000 billion in taxes to be collected per year.
Control corruption
Economy
- Tax on exports to be lowered in order to compete with India.
- Overseas Pakistanis will be assisted in investing in Pakistan.
- Textile industry will be strengthened.[89]
- People will be encouraged to start businesses, and the government will facilitate and help good business ideas.[90]
- Hotels and amenities will be built all over Pakistan.
- Four new tourist destinations will be revealed every year.
Employment
PTI promises to help people into employment by building cheap houses. This will give cheap houses for the poor, as well as create many jobs. PTI also plan to build technical universities around Pakistan, such as one they built in Haripur. This will create a skilled workforce. PTI also plan to create jobs in tourism as well as industries, such as the textiles industry. PTI will also facilitate business.[86][87]
- Cheap houses will be built, helping create jobs and affordable houses.
- Technical universities to be opened all over Pakistan.
- Textile industry will be strengthened.[89]
- People will be encouraged to start businesses, and the government will facilitate and help good business ideas.[91]
- Hotels and amenities will be built all over Pakistan.
- Four new tourist destinations will be revealed every year.
Agriculture
Farmers will be given their rights, and the sugarcane mafia will be brought to justice.
Strengthening of the federation
The federation of Pakistan will be strengthened through giving provinces their rights, as well as implementing a local government system and creating a new province in South Punjab. FATA will also be merged with KPK.[86][87]
- Provinces given their rights.
- Local government system, with directly elected mayors in all cities.
- New province in South Punjab.
- FATA to be merged with KPK.
Justice
Environment
Women Empowerment
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government
In the northwestern province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the PTI formed a governing coalition with the Jamaat-e-Islami and Qaumi Watan parties. On 13 May 2013, Parvez Khattak was appointed Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[92] The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Development Advisory Committee includes Asad Umar, Jehangir Khan Tareen, Ali Asghar Khan, Khalid Mehsud and Rustam Shah Mohmand.[93][94][95] There are 15 ministers[96] selected from the coalition govt to form the cabinet for Chief Minister Parvez Khattak.
Budget 2013–2014
On 17 June, the PTI-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government presented their budget for the fiscal year 2013–14. No new tax was imposed. The budget included increases to the salaries and pension of government employees and a higher minimum wage.[97][98]
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