Pakistan Tehereek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Akram Cheema, who recently made party’s Karachi president, on Wednesday announced that he was parting ways with the PTI over the events of May 9.In a press conference, Cheema – who had been a member of National Assembly (MNA) from Karachi – announced that he had resigned from the party’s position.
“I strongly condemn the attack on military installations on May 9. As a Pakistani, I demand that such people should be punished,” Cheema stated.“We should not fight with the institutions,” the ex-lawmaker added.
The press conference from Cheema comes a day after an anti-terrorism court granted bail to him in the May 9 rioting and arson case.PTI leaders Akram Cheema and Abid Jeelani were booked among others by the police on violence, rioting and arson charges in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal area.
Last month, Muhammad Akram Cheema had been appointed as president of the party’s Karachi division following resignation of Aftab Siddiqui, who quit politics over May 9 events.Cheema was elected as a member of the National Assembly from NA-239 Korangi in 2018.
