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{{Short description|Political party in Pakistan}}
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{{Infobox political party
| name             = Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
| abbreviation     = PTI
| native_name      = {{nobold|{{lang|ur|{{Nastaliq|پاکستان تحريکِ انصاف}}}}<br />''Pakistan Movement for Justice''}}
| logo             = Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf logo.svg
| founded          = {{start date and age|df=yes|p=y|br=y|1996|04|25}}
| headquarters     = Sector G-6/4<br />[[Islamabad]]-44000, [[Islamabad Capital Territory|ICT]]
| chairman         = [[Gohar Ali Khan]]
| leader1_title    = Vice Chairman
| leader1_name     = [[Shah Mahmood Qureshi]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1196486-why-imran-khan-shah-mahmood-qureshi-remain-in-jail-despite-relief-in-cipher-case|title=Why Imran Khan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi remain in jail despite relief in cipher case?|date=5 June 2024|access-date=6 June 2024|work=[[The News International]]|quote=..The PTI founder and the party's vice-chairman were sent..}}</ref>
| leader           =
| president        = [[Parvez Elahi]]
| secretary_general = [[Salman Akram Raja]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 September 2024 |title=Salman Akram Raja appointed PTI's new secretary general |url=https://www.samaa.tv/2087320415-salman-akram-raja-appointed-pti-s-new-secretary-general |access-date=14 September 2024 |website=[[Samaa TV]] |language=en}}</ref>
| leader4_title    = Leader in Senate
| leader4_name     = [[Shibli Faraz]]
| leader5_title    = Leader in National Assembly
| leader5_name     = [[Omar Ayub Khan]]
| founder          = [[Imran Khan]]
| spokesperson     = [[Sheikh Waqas Akram]]
| ideology         = {{ubl|class=nowrap|
|[[Populism]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB849476508892946000|title=Imran Khan Bowls Them Over With Populist Pakistani Pitch|last=Waldman|first=Peter|date=2 December 1996|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|issn=0099-9660|url-access=subscription|access-date=22 May 2020|archive-date=18 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118052123/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB849476508892946000|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Welfarism]]<ref name="welfare"/>
|[[Egalitarianism]]{{refn|<ref name="rights">{{cite news|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/35967-pti-to-protect-rights-of-minorities-imran|title=PTI to protect rights of minorities: Imran|date=14 December 2011|work=Geo News|access-date=26 August 2021|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826235226/https://www.geo.tv/latest/35967-pti-to-protect-rights-of-minorities-imran|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="dunyanews.tv">{{cite news|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/274195-Everyone-is-equal-state-has-no-religion-Imran-Kh|title=Everyone is equal, state has no religion: Imran Khan|website=Dunya News|date=16 April 2015|access-date=7 March 2016|archive-date=28 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228124220/http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/274195-Everyone-is-equal-state-has-no-religion-Imran-Kh|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|[[Islam and democracy|Islamic democracy]]<ref name="tribune.com.pk"/>
|[[Civic nationalism]]{{refn|<ref name=rights/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://countercurrents.org/2017/09/imran-khans-pti-the-new-face-of-liberal-nationalism/|title=Imran Khan's PTI: The New Face of Liberal Nationalism|date=25 September 2017|website=Countercurrents.org|access-date=19 November 2020|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127111442/https://countercurrents.org/2017/09/imran-khans-pti-the-new-face-of-liberal-nationalism/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
}}
| position         = {{nowrap|[[Centrism|Centre]]{{refn|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/325134-pti-govts-vision-to-turn-pakistan-into-a-welfare-state-says-pm-imran-khan|title=PTI govt's vision to turn Pakistan into a welfare state, says PM Imran Khan|access-date=22 July 2021|archive-date=21 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421072339/https://www.geo.tv/latest/325134-pti-govts-vision-to-turn-pakistan-into-a-welfare-state-says-pm-imran-khan|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1879298/egalitarian-society-inspired-madina-ki-riyasat |title=An egalitarian society inspired by 'Madina Ki Riyasat' |publisher=Tribune.com.pk |date=2019-01-02 |accessdate=2021-11-25 |archive-date=1 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201212653/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1879298/egalitarian-society-inspired-madina-ki-riyasat |url-status=live }}</ref>}} to [[Centre-right politics|centre-right]]{{refn|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/7/11/pakistan-elections-2018-the-major-political-parties|title=Pakistan elections 2018: The major political parties|access-date=8 March 2024|archive-date=30 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030231404/https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/interactive/2018/07/pakistan-elections-2018-major-political-parties-180711093002581.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://time.com/6228747/imran-khan-assassination-attempt-pakistan-brink/|title=The Assassination Attempt on Former Prime Minister Imran Khan Could Push Pakistan to the Brink|date=4 November 2022|access-date=8 March 2024|archive-date=8 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308155458/https://time.com/6228747/imran-khan-assassination-attempt-pakistan-brink/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/world/south-asia/282413/can-pakistan-afford-to-hold-general-elections|title=Can Pakistan afford to hold general elections?|access-date=8 March 2024|archive-date=8 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308155458/https://www.dhakatribune.com/world/south-asia/282413/can-pakistan-afford-to-hold-general-elections|url-status=live}}</ref>}}}}
| colors           = {{legend2|#107446|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{legend2|#E70A0A|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
| colorcode        = {{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}
| slogan           = ''Change the system—change Pakistan''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1797412|title=PTI gears up for polls with new slogan|date=13 December 2023|access-date=27 January 2024|work=Dawn (newspaper)|archive-date=27 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127163716/https://www.dawn.com/news/1797412|url-status=live}}</ref>
| student_wing     = Insaf Student Federation
| youth_wing       = Insaf Youth Wing<ref>{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2353535/lahore-braces-for-pti-tsunami|title=Lahore braces for PTI 'tsunami'|date=21 April 2022|access-date=22 April 2022|work=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|archive-date=8 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808131108/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2353535/lahore-braces-for-pti-tsunami|url-status=live}}</ref>
| womens_wing      = Insaf Women Wing
| wing4_title      = Research Wing
| wing4            = Insaf Research Wing
| membership_year  = 2012
| membership       = {{nowrap|10 million}}<ref name="10 million"/>
| seats1_title     = [[Senate of Pakistan|Senate]]
| seats1           = {{composition bar|17|100|{{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}|width=80%}}
| seats2_title     = [[National Assembly (Pakistan)|National Assembly]]
| seats2           = {{composition bar|0|336|{{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}|width=80%}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.na.gov.pk/en/all-members.php|title=National Assembly of Pakistan: Members|date=20 October 2024|website=[[National Assembly of Pakistan]]|access-date=20 October 2024|archive-date=4 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004234246/https://na.gov.pk/en/all-members.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
| seats3_title     = [[Provincial Assembly of Punjab|Punjab Assembly]]
| seats3           = {{composition bar|29|371|{{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}|width=80%}}
| seats4_title     = [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh|Sindh Assembly]]
| seats4           = {{composition bar|6|168|{{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}|width=80%}}
| seats5_title     = [[Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|KPK Assembly]]
| seats5           = {{composition bar|58|145|{{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}|width=80%}}
| seats6_title     = [[Provincial Assembly of Balochistan|{{nobr|Balochistan Assembly&nbsp;}}]]
| seats6           = {{composition bar|0|65|{{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}|width=80%}}
| seats7_title     = [[Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly|GB Assembly]]
| seats7           = {{composition bar|21|33|{{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}|width=80%}}
| seats8_title     = [[Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly|AJK Assembly]]
| seats8           = {{composition bar|31|53|{{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}|width=80%}}
| symbol           =
| flag             = Flag of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.svg
| website          = {{URL|https://www.insaf.pk/}}
| country          = Pakistan
| national         = [[Tehreek Tahafuz Ayin]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theprint.in/world/pakistan-opposition-alliance-launches-protest-movement-against-govt-in-balochistans-pishin/2039570/ | title=Pakistan: Opposition alliance launches protest movement against govt in Balochistan's Pishin | website=[[ThePrint]] | date=13 April 2024 }}</ref>
}}
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The '''Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf''' ('''PTI'''; {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|پاکستان تحريکِ انصاف}}}}, {{lit|Pakistan Movement for Justice}}) 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://magazine.outlookindia.com/story/the-pathan-suits-can-imran-khan-lay-a-new-path-for-pakistans-fractured-polity/300409|title=The Pathan Suits|website=|date=4 February 2022|access-date=11 February 2021|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327123233/https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/the-pathan-suits-can-imran-khan-lay-a-new-path-for-pakistans-fractured-polity/300409|url-status=live}}</ref> The PTI ranks among the three major [[List of political parties in Pakistan|Pakistani political parties]] alongside the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|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 Pakistani general election|2018 general election]]. With a claimed membership of over 10 million in Pakistan, it claims to be one of the country's largest political parties by primary membership.<ref name="10 million">{{cite news|title=PTI marks 'Revolution Day'|url=http://dawn.com/news/760308/pti-marks-revolution-day|newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|date=31 October 2012|first=Mansoor|last=Malik|access-date=24 October 2013|archive-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927044901/https://www.dawn.com/news/760308/pti-marks-revolution-day|url-status=live}}</ref>
Despite Khan's popular persona in Pakistan, the PTI had limited initial success:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsweekpakistan.com/the-end-of-ideology/ |title=The End of Ideology |website=[[Newsweek Pakistan]] |date=17 August 2015 |access-date=7 March 2016 |archive-date=30 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730140228/http://newsweekpakistan.com/the-end-of-ideology/ |url-status=live }}</ref> it failed to win, as a collective, a single seat in the [[1997 Pakistani general election|1997 general election]] and the [[2002 Pakistani general election|2002 general election]]; only Khan himself was able to win a seat. From 1999 to 2007, the PTI supported the military presidency of [[Pervez Musharraf]]. It rose in opposition to Musharraf in 2007 and also boycotted the [[2008 Pakistani general election|2008 general election]], accusing it of having been conducted with fraudulent procedures under Musharraf's rule. The global popularity of the "[[Third Way]]" during the Musharraf era led to the rise of a new Pakistani political bloc focused on [[centrism]], deviating from the traditional dominance of the [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]] PPP and the [[Centre-right politics|centre-right]] PML–N. When the PML–Q began to decline in the aftermath of Musharraf's presidency, much of its centrist voter bank was lost to the PTI. Around the same time, the PPP's popularity began to decrease after the disqualification of [[Yousaf Raza Gillani]] in 2012. Similarly, the PTI appealed to many former PPP voters, particularly in the provinces of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] and [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], due to its outlook on [[populism]].
In the [[2013 Pakistani general election|2013 general election]], the PTI emerged as a major party with over 7.5 million votes, ranking second by number of votes and third by number of seats won. At the provincial level, it was voted to power in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. During its time in opposition, the PTI, with the help of popular slogans such as {{Transliteration|ur|Tabdeeli Arahi Hai}} ({{Literal translation|change is coming}}), mobilized people in rallies over public distress on various national issues, the most notable of which was the [[2014 Azadi march]].<ref name="Firstpost">{{Cite news|title=Ahead of march against Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan bans protest, rallies in Islamabad for two months|url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/ahead-of-march-against-nawaz-sharif-pakistan-bans-protest-rallies-in-islamabad-for-two-months-3076308.html|publisher=Firstpost|date=27 October 2016|access-date=11 May 2020|archive-date=6 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806141130/https://www.firstpost.com/world/ahead-of-march-against-nawaz-sharif-pakistan-bans-protest-rallies-in-islamabad-for-two-months-3076308.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2018 Pakistani general election|2018 general election]], it received 16.9 million votes—the largest amount for any political party in Pakistan thus far. It then formed the national government in coalition with five other parties for the first time, with Khan serving as the new Pakistani prime minister. However, in April 2022, a [[No-confidence motion against Imran Khan|no-confidence motion against Khan]] removed him and his PTI government from office at the federal level. Currently, the PTI governs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at the provincial level and acts as the largest opposition party in Punjab while also having significant representation in [[Sindh]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/552650/voting-positions-pti-won-more-popular-votes-than-ppp/|title=Voting positions: PTI won more popular votes than PPP|date=22 May 2013|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=25 May 2013|archive-date=7 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607061535/http://tribune.com.pk/story/552650/voting-positions-pti-won-more-popular-votes-than-ppp/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/555581/pti-the-new-left/ |title=PTI — the new Left? – The Express Tribune |work=The Express Tribune |date=28 May 2013 |access-date=7 March 2016 |archive-date=31 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731001450/https://tribune.com.pk/story/555581/pti-the-new-left/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Officially, the PTI has stated that its focus is on turning Pakistan into a model welfare state espousing [[Islamic socialism]],<ref name=welfare>{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2206811/1-pti-foundation-day-pm-recalls-mission-make-country-welfare-state|title=PTI foundation day: PM recalls mission to make country a welfare state|date=25 April 2020|newspaper=The Express Tribune|access-date=11 February 2021|archive-date=18 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718174839/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2206811/1-pti-foundation-day-pm-recalls-mission-make-country-welfare-state|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Pakistan's dream catcher">{{cite web |url=http://en.qantara.de/Pakistans-Dream-Catcher/18718c497/index.html |title=Pakistan's dream catcher |website=Qantara.de |first=Marcus |last=Michaelsen |date=27 March 2012 |access-date=24 January 2013 |archive-date=10 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510061800/http://en.qantara.de/Pakistans-Dream-Catcher/18718c497/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and also on dismantling [[religious discrimination in Pakistan|religious discrimination against Pakistani minorities]].<ref name=ideology>{{cite web |url=http://www.insaf.pk/about-us/know-pti/ideology |title=PTI Ideology |publisher=PTI official |access-date=4 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411215453/http://www.insaf.pk/about-us/know-pti/ideology |archive-date=11 April 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="dunyanews.tv"/> The PTI terms itself an anti–{{Transliteration|la|status quo}} movement advocating an [[Islam and democracy|Islamic democracy]] centred on [[egalitarianism]].<ref name="tribune.com.pk">{{cite news|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/399907/pakistans-creation-pointless-if-it-fails-to-become-islamic-welfare-state|title='Pakistan's creation pointless if it fails to become Islamic welfare state'|newspaper=The Express Tribune|first=Sidrah Moiz|last=Khan|date=27 June 2012|access-date=4 January 2013|archive-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713232209/https://tribune.com.pk/story/399907/pakistans-creation-pointless-if-it-fails-to-become-islamic-welfare-state/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Pakistan's dream catcher" /><ref name="insaf.pk">{{cite web |url=http://insaf.pk/about-us/know-pti/constitution |title=Constitution of Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaaf |publisher=PTI official |access-date=26 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412185033/http://insaf.pk/about-us/know-pti/constitution |archive-date=12 April 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It claims to be the only [[Political family|non-dynastic party]] of mainstream Pakistani politics in contrast to parties such as the PPP and PML–N.<ref>{{cite web|last=Malik|first=Samia|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/421321/behind-closed-door-pti-facing-intra-party-woes/|title=Behind closed doors, PTI has faced intra-party woes|work=The Express Tribune|date=13 August 2012|access-date=30 November 2012|archive-date=2 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602015251/https://tribune.com.pk/story/421321/behind-closed-door-pti-facing-intra-party-woes|url-status=live}}</ref> Since 2019, the party has been criticized by political opponents and analysts alike for its failures to address various economic and political issues, particularly the [[Economy of Pakistan|Pakistani economy]], which was further weakened in light of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Imran Khan has had more failures than successes: Aseefa|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1503144|newspaper=The Dawn|date=2019-09-02|access-date=2020-05-11|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726131758/https://www.dawn.com/news/1503144|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=What is Imran Khan's real problem?|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/what-is-imran-khans-real-problem/articleshow/71390495.cms|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=2019-10-01|access-date=2020-05-11|archive-date=1 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001183001/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/what-is-imran-khans-real-problem/articleshow/71390495.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Khattak|first=Daud|title=Are Imran Khan's Days as Pakistan's Prime Minister Numbered?|url=https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/are-imran-khans-days-as-pakistans-prime-minister-numbered/|publisher=The Diplomat|date=2020-04-21|access-date=2020-05-11|archive-date=12 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512152125/https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/are-imran-khans-days-as-pakistans-prime-minister-numbered/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, Khan and the PTI were later praised for leading the country's economic recovery in the pandemic's later stages.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1628602/pakistan-beats-growth-target-as-industries-services-guide-v-shaped-recovery | title=Pakistan beats growth target as industries, services guide V-shaped recovery | date=10 June 2021 | access-date=13 April 2022 | archive-date=10 June 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610194506/https://www.dawn.com/news/1628602/pakistan-beats-growth-target-as-industries-services-guide-v-shaped-recovery | url-status=live }}</ref> During its time in power, the party faced backlash over its crackdown on the Pakistani opposition as well as its regulation of increased censorship through curbs on Pakistani media outlets and freedom of speech.<ref name="Aamir">{{Cite news|last=Aamir|first=Adnan|title=Pakistan on the brink of civil dictatorship|url=https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/pakistan-brink-civil-dictatorship|publisher=The Interpreter|date=2019-07-15|access-date=2020-05-11|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109061607/https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/pakistan-brink-civil-dictatorship|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Hussain|first=Zahid|title=Perils of authoritarianism|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1497214|newspaper=The Dawn|date=2019-07-31|access-date=2020-05-11|archive-date=3 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503112016/https://www.dawn.com/news/1497214|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Hussain|first=Zahid|title=After a year, Imran's PTI is authoritarian, not populist|url=https://www.asianage.com/opinion/columnists/310719/after-a-year-imrans-pti-is-authoritarian-not-populist.html|newspaper=Asian Age|date=2019-08-01|access-date=2020-05-11|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803113801/https://www.asianage.com/opinion/columnists/310719/after-a-year-imrans-pti-is-authoritarian-not-populist.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
The party faced a crackdown following the [[May 9 riots]], with arrests, detention and the resignation of party leaders, while the government claimed that this action was a necessary response to the violence, vandalism, and arson allegedly carried out by PTI officeholders and supporters. On 2 December 2023, [[Gohar Ali Khan]] was elected unopposed as the Chairman of PTI. Imran Khan nominated him for the position of the new chairman of PTI.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Jailed ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan's party elects new head before election |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/2/jailed-ex-pakistan-pm-imran-khans-party-elects-new-head-ahead-of-election |access-date=2023-12-27 |publisher=Al Jazeera |language=en |archive-date=27 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227153605/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/2/jailed-ex-pakistan-pm-imran-khans-party-elects-new-head-ahead-of-election |url-status=live }}</ref>
== History ==
{{Update section|date=March 2024}}
=== Foundation and Early Years ===
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was founded by Imran Khan on 25 April 1996 in [[Lahore]].<ref name="Talbot 1998 339">{{harvnb|Talbot|1998|p=339}}</ref> 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<ref>{{cite news |date=6 June 2013 |title=Fauzia Kasuri was never a founding member: Imran Khan |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/559727/fauzia-kasuri-was-never-a-founding-member-imran-khan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727215150/https://tribune.com.pk/story/559727/fauzia-kasuri-was-never-a-founding-member-imran-khan/ |archive-date=27 July 2018 |access-date=19 October 2013 |newspaper=The Express Tribune}}</ref> as founding members. PTI began to grow slowly but did not achieve immediate popularity.
After [[Benazir Bhutto]] was [[Assassination of Benazir Bhutto|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 [[2008 Pakistani general election|general election in 2008]] resulted in a PPP victory. However, PTI boycotted this election in protest against electoral manipulation by [[Pervez Musharraf]].<ref name=":4" /> A membership drive in November and December 2008 resulted in 150,000 people joining the party.<ref>*{{cite web |date=30 November 2008 |title=PTI leaders addressing the workers convention at Nasir Bagh |url=http://www.insaf.pk/News/tabid/60/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1440/Default.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315164939/http://www.insaf.pk/News/tabid/60/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1440/Default.aspx |archive-date=15 March 2012 |publisher=PTI official |language=ur}}
*{{cite web |date=30 November 2008 |title=1 lac members officially achieved and 500 lawyers join PTI in Lahore |url=http://www.insaf.pk/News/tabid/60/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1438/Default.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315164948/http://www.insaf.pk/News/tabid/60/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1438/Default.aspx |archive-date=15 March 2012 |publisher=PTI official |language=ur}}
*{{cite web |date=21 December 2008 |title=Peshawarites throng PTI membership camps |url=http://www.insaf.pk/News/tabid/60/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1601/Peshawarites-throng-PTI-membership-camps.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831084822/http://insaf.pk/News/tabid/60/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1601/Peshawarites-throng-PTI-membership-camps.aspx |archive-date=31 August 2013 |publisher=PTI official |language=ur}}
*{{cite web |date=22 December 2008 |title=People positively respond to PTI membership campaign |url=http://www.insaf.pk/News/tabid/60/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1602/Default.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315165009/http://www.insaf.pk/News/tabid/60/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1602/Default.aspx |archive-date=15 March 2012 |publisher=PTI official}}
*{{cite web |date=23 December 2008 |title=Peshawar Gives Imran Khan Historic Reception |url=http://insaf.pk/News/tabid/60/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1611/Peshawar-Gives-Imran-Khan-Historic-Reception.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831084603/http://insaf.pk/News/tabid/60/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1611/Peshawar-Gives-Imran-Khan-Historic-Reception.aspx |archive-date=31 August 2013 |publisher=PTI official}}
*{{cite web |date=31 December 2008 |title=PTI enrols 57,625 members in 8 days in N.W.F.P |url=http://insaf.pk/News/tabid/60/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1644/PTI-enrols-57625-members-in-8-days-in-NWFP.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831093636/http://insaf.pk/News/tabid/60/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1644/PTI-enrols-57625-members-in-8-days-in-NWFP.aspx |archive-date=31 August 2013 |publisher=PTI official}}
*{{cite web |date=3 February 2009 |title=Imran Khan concludes membership campaign in Faisalabad |url=http://insaf.pk/News/tabid/60/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1761/Default.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317020526/http://insaf.pk/News/tabid/60/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1761/Default.aspx |archive-date=17 March 2012 |publisher=PTI official}}</ref>
=== In opposition, Pervez Khattak provincial administration ===
{{See also|2014 Azadi march|Chief ministership of Pervez Khattak||Panama Papers case}}[[File:Banega Neya Pakistan ( Build a New Pakistan).jpg|thumb|left|279x279px|PTI rally against rigging held in 2014 with the [[Pakistan Awami Tehreek]] (PAT) at the [[Minar-e-Pakistan]].]]PTI emerged as a major party in the [[2013 Pakistani general election]] and raised public distress on various issues against the government in the following years.<ref name="Firstpost" /> PTI became the opposition party in Punjab and Sindh, with Imran Khan becoming the [[parliamentary leader]] of the party.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 May 2013 |title=Imran Khan's party won second most votes in Pakistan election |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/10082600/Imran-Khans-party-won-second-most-votes-in-Pakistan-election.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608034110/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/10082600/Imran-Khans-party-won-second-most-votes-in-Pakistan-election.html |archive-date=8 June 2013 |access-date=27 May 2013 |work=[[Telegraph Media Group|The Telegraph]] |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=7 June 2013 |title=Anti polio programme: Bill gates reaches out to Imran Khan for support |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/560178/anti-polio-programme-bill-gates-reaches-out-to-imran-khan-for-support/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608101205/http://tribune.com.pk/story/560178/anti-polio-programme-bill-gates-reaches-out-to-imran-khan-for-support/ |archive-date=8 June 2013 |access-date=7 June 2013 |work=[[The Express Tribune]]}}</ref> PTI swooped the [[Terrorist|militancy]]-hit northwestern [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], and formed the provincial government.<ref>{{cite news |date=12 May 2013 |title=Imran Khan's party set to form govt in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/international/imran-khan-s-party-set-to-form-govt-in-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-113051400373_1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023000626/http://www.business-standard.com/article/international/imran-khan-s-party-set-to-form-govt-in-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-113051400373_1.html |archive-date=23 October 2013 |access-date=14 May 2013 |work=[[Business Standard]] |agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=29 May 2013 |title=PTI grabs 10 women special seats in KPK |url=http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/172/1190319/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613071357/http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/172/1190319 |archive-date=13 June 2013 |access-date=19 May 2013 |work=[[Business Recorder]]}}</ref> The PTI-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, known as the [[Pervez Khattak Administration]] presented a balanced, tax-free budget for the fiscal year 2013–14.<ref>{{cite web |date=18 June 2013 |title=Khyber Pakhtunkhwa makes it tax-free |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/18-Jun-2013/khyber-pakhtunkhwa-makes-it-tax-free |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021111205/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/18-Jun-2013/khyber-pakhtunkhwa-makes-it-tax-free |archive-date=21 October 2013 |access-date=9 January 2016 |work=The Nation}}</ref> In governance, PTI tried to move with religious ulema (clergy) to end discrimination against female education.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ashfaq |first=Mohammad |date=17 May 2014 |title=Upper limit for girls' admission to KP colleges abolished |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1106907/upper-limit-for-girls-admission-to-kp-colleges-abolished |publisher=}}</ref> But the policy of Madrassah reforms, especially funding [[Darul Uloom Haqqania]] renowned for its links with Taliban and killers of [[Benazir Bhutto]] was criticised by many.<ref>{{cite web |last=Akbar |first=Ali |date=22 June 2016 |title=Rs300m set aside for Darul Uloom Haqqania in budget to bring seminaries into mainstream: KP govt |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1266497 |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=28 June 2016 |title=Darul Uloom Haqqania funding: Was it a political bribe by PTI? |url=https://timesofislamabad.com/darul-uloom-haqqania-funding-was-it-a-political-bribe-by-pti/2016/06/28/ |publisher=}}</ref> The financial accountability introduced by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under PTI's government entitled it to an extra Rs 1.5 billion ($150 million) from the federal government.<ref>{{cite web |title=Imran congratulates KP govt for best financial management |url=http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/01-Jul-2014/imran-congratulates-kp-govt-for-best-financial-management |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707082240/http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/01-Jul-2014/imran-congratulates-kp-govt-for-best-financial-management |archive-date=2014-07-07 |access-date=2014-07-05 |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |title=KP Govt accords high priority to social sectors in budget 2014: Sirajul Haq |url=http://aaj.tv/2014/05/kp-govt-accords-high-priority-to-social-sectors-in-budget-2014-sirajul-haq/ |publisher=Aaj TV}}</ref> PTI's Chief Minister, [[Pervez Khattak]] began infrastructure projects to build dams which aimed to limit flooding and provide small scale electricity in remote areas.<ref>{{cite web |last=Din |first=Jamal ud |date=21 April 2014 |title=350 small dams to be built in KP, says Imran |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1101298/350-small-dams-to-be-built-in-kp-says-imran |publisher=}}</ref> Khattak carried out healthcare reforms such as introducing Health Insurance Scheme, [[Sehat Sahulat Program]]<ref>{{cite web |date=31 August 2016 |title=KP launches 'Sehat Ka Insaf card - Daily Times |url=http://dailytimes.com.pk/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/01-Sep-16/kp-launches-sehat-ka-insaf-card |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date=1 September 2016 |title=Sehat Insaf Card launched |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1281267 |publisher=[[Dawn News]]}}</ref> for poor people and an 'Insulin for life' fund.<ref>{{cite web |title='First Insulin Bank to be set up in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa within one week' - Business Recorder<!-- Bot generated title --> |url=http://www.brecorder.com/money-a-banking/198/1152387/ |publisher=}}</ref> Khattak also inspected hospitals and dismissed alleged corrupt staff and absent staff, often on the spot.<ref>{{cite web |title=He also suspended MS, and other staff of Children Hospital - Business Recorder<!-- Bot generated title --> |url=http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/172/1150805/ |publisher=}}</ref> Anti-corruption drives in the police led to the conviction of officers found to be corrupt.<ref>{{cite web |last=Shah |first=Waseem Ahmad |date=24 May 2014 |title=In a first, KP policeman convicted in missing person case |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1108326/in-a-first-kp-policeman-convicted-in-missing-person-case |publisher=}}</ref>
On 13 November 2013, Chairman Imran Khan ordered [[Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] Pervez Khattak to dismiss [[Bakht Baidar]] and Ibrar Hussan Kamoli of the [[Qaumi Watan Party]] (QWP) over corruption allegations and to end the PTI's alliance with the party. Baidar, Minister for Manpower and Industry, and Kamoli, Minister for Forest and Environment, were removed, respectively.<ref name="thenews.com.pk2">{{cite news |title=Imran Khan asks KP govt to part ways with Sherpao's party |url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-126306-Imran-Khan-asks-KP-govt-to-part-ways-with-Sherpaos-party |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131201174418/http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-126306-Imran-Khan-asks-KP-govt-to-part-ways-with-Sherpaos-party |archive-date=1 December 2013 |access-date=28 November 2013 |work=[[The News International]]}}</ref>
A year after elections, on 11 May 2014, PTI alleged that the 2013 general elections were rigged in favour of the ruling PML (N).<ref>[http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-30285-Imran-demands-new-ECP-resignation-of-its-members Imran demands new ECP, resignation of its members] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819091319/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-30285-Imran-demands-new-ECP-resignation-of-its-members|date=19 August 2014}} 12 May 2014; ''The News International''. Retrieved 15 August 2014</ref> On 14 August 2014, Imran Khan led [[2014 Azadi March|a rally]] of supporters from Lahore to Islamabad, demanding Prime Minister [[Nawaz Sharif]]'s resignation and investigation into alleged electoral fraud.<ref name="Imran Khan address at Faisal Chowk">[http://tribune.com.pk/story/748978/destination-islamabad-azadi-march-takes-off/ Destination Islamabad: Azadi march takes off] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817200918/http://tribune.com.pk/story/748978/destination-islamabad-azadi-march-takes-off/|date=17 August 2014}} By Anwer Sumra; Published: 15 August 2014; ''The Express Tribune''. Retrieved 16 August 2014</ref> On its way to the capital, the PTI convoy was attacked by stones from PML (N) supporters in [[Gujranwala]]; there were no fatalities.<ref name="Attack on convoy by PMLN supporters">[http://tribune.com.pk/story/749397/azadi-march-attacked-with-stones-shoes-in-gujranwala/ Azadi march attacked with stones, shoes in Gujranwala] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818133706/http://tribune.com.pk/story/749397/azadi-march-attacked-with-stones-shoes-in-gujranwala/|date=18 August 2014}} 16 August 2014; By Anwer Sumra; ''The Express Tribune''. Retrieved 16 August 2014</ref> On 15 August, PTI-led protesters entered the capital and a few days later marched into the high-security [[Red Zone (Islamabad)|Red Zone]]; on 1 September 2014, according to [[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]] protesters attempted to storm Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's official residence, which prompted the outbreak of violence. Three people died and more than 595 people were injured, including 115 police officers.<ref>{{cite web |author=Asad Hashim |title=Anti-PM protesters storm Pakistan broadcaster |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/09/pakistan-anti-pm-protesters-storm-state-broad-201491132720191166.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106095135/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/09/pakistan-anti-pm-protesters-storm-state-broad-201491132720191166.html |archive-date=6 January 2016 |access-date=9 January 2016 |work=aljazeera.com}}</ref> Prior to the violence that resulted in deaths, Imran Khan asked his followers to take law into their own hands.<ref>{{cite web |date=17 November 2014 |title=Azadi March- PTI Leader Imran Khan openly asked workers to attack on the Police in Islamabad – Video Dailymotion |url=http://dai.ly/x2aetc1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131014613/https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2aetc1?retry |archive-date=31 January 2024 |access-date=21 August 2018 |website=Dailymotion}}</ref>[[File:PTI_Political_rally.jpg|thumb|PTI Political rally in 2016.]]By September 2014, PTI entered into a ''de facto'' alliance with Canadian-Pakistani cleric [[Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri]] and his [[Pakistan Awami Tehreek]] (PAT); both aimed to mobilise their supporters for regime change.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pakistan set for 'decisive' day of protests |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/08/pakistan-set-decisive-day-protests-2014828640256887.htmlPakistan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106095135/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/08/pakistan-set-decisive-day-protests-2014828640256887.htmlPakistan |archive-date=6 January 2016 |access-date=9 January 2016 |work=aljazeera.com}}</ref><ref>[http://video.dunyanews.tv/index.php/en/mustwatch/6841/Gujranwala:-4-PTI-workers-injured-after-PML-N-allegedly-attacked-Azadi-4 March PTI Workers Injured After PML-N Allegedly Attacked Azadi March] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104025401/http://video.dunyanews.tv/index.php/en/mustwatch/6841/Gujranwala%3A-4-PTI-workers-injured-after-PML-N-allegedly-attacked-Azadi-4|date=4 January 2015}} 15 August 2014; ''Dunya News'' . Retrieved 16 August 2014</ref> Khan entered into an agreement with the Sharif administration to establish a three-member high-powered judicial commission which would be formed under a presidential ordinance.<ref>{{cite web |title=PTI, PML-N come together in 'national interest' |url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/03/23/national/pti-pml-n-come-together-in-national-interest/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106095135/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/03/23/national/pti-pml-n-come-together-in-national-interest/ |archive-date=6 January 2016 |access-date=9 January 2016 |work=pakistantoday.com.pk}}</ref>
In 2017, Chairman [[Imran Khan]] and PTI ally [[Sheikh Rasheed]] petitioned the [[Panama Papers case|Panama Papers Case]] in the aftermath of the [[Panama Papers]] leak, which uncovered links between the [[Sharif family]] and eight [[Offshore company|offshore companies]].<ref>{{cite web |date=1 November 2016 |title=Pakistan: Supreme Court hears Panama leaks case |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/11/pakistan-supreme-court-hears-panama-leaks-case-161101080340730.html |access-date=24 January 2017 |publisher=Al Jazeera}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Maryam Safdar named in Panama Papers as beneficiary |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/01/maryam-safdar-named-panama-papers-beneficiary-170123132820149.html |access-date=24 January 2017 |publisher=Al Jazeera}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=9 January 2017 |title=PTI lawyer presents arguments in Panama Papers case |url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/369465-PTI-lawyer-presents-arguments-in-Panama-Papers-cas |access-date=24 January 2017 |website=Dunyanews.tv}}</ref> The Court initially ordered the formation of a joint investigation team (JIT) to inquire into allegations of [[money laundering]], [[corruption]], and contradictory statements by Sharif and his relations in a 3–2 split decision on 20 April 2017, with the dissenting judges ruling that Sharif be disqualified.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Malik |first1=Hasnaat |date=23 February 2017 |title=SC reserves judgment in Panamagate case |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1336384/sc-reserves-judgment-panamagate-case/ |access-date=11 April 2017 |work=The Express Tribune |publisher=Express Group}}</ref> After the JIT submitted its report and subsequent arguments were heard, the Court disqualified Sharif from holding public office by [[unanimous verdict]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-07-28 |title=Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif disqualified by court |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40750671 |access-date=2017-07-28 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> The case was described as the most publicized in Pakistan's history, as well as a "defining moment" for the country.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Geo News |title=Want to become PM: Imran Khan |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/137187-Panama-case-defining-moment-in-Pakistans-history-Imran |access-date=12 April 2017 |website=Geo |publisher=Jang Group}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Samaa TV |title=2016 – The year when Pakistan said 'hola' to Panama Papers |url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/368158-2016--The-year-when-Pakistan-said-hola-to-Panam |access-date=12 April 2017 |website=Samaa|date=14 February 2008 }}</ref>
=== Federal Government under Imran Khan ===
{{Main article|Premiership of Imran Khan}}
{{See also|Imran Khan government|First 100 days of Imran Khan's premiership}}
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[[File:Imran Khan Arif Alvi.jpg|left|thumb|PTI’s 2018 election campaign trail, with Imran Khan seen with President candidate [[Arif Alvi]]. Top party members [[Faisal Javed Khan|Faisal Javed]] and [[Khurrum Sher Zaman]] can also be seen.]]
In the [[2018 Pakistani general election]], PTI launched a countrywide [[Populism|populist]] and [[anti-corruption]] campaign. PTI’s campaign gained confidence after its biggest opponent, [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) fell to major corruption allegations following the [[Panama Papers case|Panama Papers Case]].<ref name=":0" /> PTI won a large plurality across the country becoming the largest party in the National Assembly following its widespread campaign for a ''‘[[Naya Pakistan]]’'' (New Pakistan).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rise of Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaf (PTI) and Naya Pakistan: 2018 elections and the challenges ahead {{!}} National Institute of Advanced Studies |url=https://cms.nias.res.in/publications/rise-of-pakistan-tehreek-i-insaf-pti-and-naya-pakistan-2018-elections-and-the |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=cms.nias.res.in}}</ref> PTI also won an even larger majority in [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Khyber Pakhunkhwa]] a second time and won the most seats in [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] to form a government. The party also became the largest opposition party in [[Sindh]] and received significant representation in [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]]. PTI won a total of 116 of the 270 seats contested. Opposition parties, mainly PML-N, alleged major vote rigging and malpractices.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |date=26 July 2018 |title=Ex-cricketer Khan leads Pakistan elections in early counting |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-44961193 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529152358/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-44961193 |archive-date=29 May 2019 |access-date=27 July 2018 |work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Gannon |first=Kathy |date=26 July 2018 |title=Unofficial Results in Pakistan's Election Show Lead For Imran Khan, But Opponents Allege Fraud |url=http://time.com/5349389/pakistan-election-imran-khan-lead-fraud/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729214550/http://time.com/5349389/pakistan-election-imran-khan-lead-fraud/ |archive-date=29 July 2018 |access-date=26 July 2018 |publisher=TIME Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Shah |first=Saeed |date=25 July 2018 |title=Ex-Cricket Star Imran Khan Headed for Pakistan Election Victory |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/ex-cricket-star-imran-khan-headed-for-pakistan-election-victory-1532554443 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419085407/https://www.wsj.com/articles/ex-cricket-star-imran-khan-headed-for-pakistan-election-victory-1532554443 |archive-date=19 April 2019 |access-date=26 July 2018 |publisher=Wall Street Journal}}</ref>
PTI’s taking office saw a break in the [[Pakistan People's Party|PPP]] and [[PML-N]] two-party system. In May 2018, PTI announced a [[First 100 days of Imran Khan's premiership|100-day agenda]] for a government. The agenda included sweeping reforms in almost all areas of government including creation of a new province in [[Saraikistan|Southern Punjab]], fast tracking of merger of [[Federally Administered Tribal Areas]] (FATA) into [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], betterment of law and order situation in [[Karachi]], and betterment of relations with Baloch political leaders.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wasim |first=Amir |date=21 May 2018 |title=Imran unveils ambitious agenda for first 100 days of govt |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1409003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106085845/https://www.dawn.com/news/1409003 |archive-date=6 January 2019 |access-date=7 August 2018 |website=dawn.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=21 May 2018 |title=PTI unveils 'first 100 days' action plan |url=https://nation.com.pk/21-May-2018/pti-unveils-first-100-days-action-plan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225223458/https://nation.com.pk/21-May-2018/pti-unveils-first-100-days-action-plan%20 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |access-date=20 August 2018 |work=The Nation}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=21 May 2018 |title=PTI unveils agenda for first 100 days in power – Daily Times |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/242790/pti-unveils-agenda-for-first-100-days-in-power/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225223457/https://dailytimes.com.pk/242790/pti-unveils-agenda-for-first-100-days-in-power/ |archive-date=25 December 2018 |access-date=20 August 2018 |work=Daily Times}}</ref> PTI’s governance model was announced as to build Pakistan as a humanitarian state based on principles of the first Islamic state of [[Medina]].<ref name="aljazeera.com">{{cite web |title=Imran Khan's speech in full |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2018/07/imran-khan-speech-full-180726124850706.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225223414/https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2018/07/imran-khan-speech-full-180726124850706.html |archive-date=25 December 2018 |access-date=7 August 2018 |website=Aljazeera.com}}</ref>
[[File:National Assembly 2018.svg|thumb|The [[15th National Assembly of Pakistan]], under a PTI majority (red) in 2018.]]
On 6 August 2018, PTI officially nominated [[Imran Khan]] as the candidate for prime minister.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 August 2018 |title=PTI formally nominates Imran Khan as prime minister candidate |url=https://www.geo.tv/amp/206277 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226144651/https://www.geo.tv/amp/206277%20 |archive-date=26 December 2018 |access-date=6 August 2018 |website=Geo.tv}}</ref> After the election, PTI formed a wide ranging [[coalition government]] of several parties falling at the [[political centre]]. Imran Khan and PTI made several key appointments and nominations for national and provincial level public office holders as the winning party. PTI’s cabinet placed top party leadership, Central General Secretary [[Asad Umar]], [[Hammad Azhar]] and Vice Chairman [[Shah Mahmood Qureshi|Shah Mehmood Qureshi]] in top ministries. [[Mahmood Khan]] was made [[Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] by PTI. Imran Khan nominated a lesser-known figure, [[Usman Buzdar]] for [[Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)|Chief Minister of Punjab]], though the appointment attracted criticism for incompetence from many PTI members including [[Jahangir Tareen]] and Asad Umar, who strongly opposed the appointment of Buzdar, which rose doubts and tensions in the party.<ref>{{Citation |title=What went wrong with PTI and Establishment? {{!}} Asad Umar {{!}} Talha Ahad Podcast {{!}} Ep 35 Clip |date=23 July 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uenNG3bZV_8 |access-date=2023-08-02 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-23 |title=I proposed someone else instead of Usman Buzdar for Punjab CMship: Jahangir Tareen |url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/i-proposed-someone-else-instead-of-usman-buzdar-for-punjab-cmship-jahangir-tareen/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=Daily Pakistan Global |language=en}}</ref>
During the party’s time in the federal government, PTI faced major rifts in the party over its party leadership including in [[Sindh]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=PTI faces rift over new office-bearers in Sindh |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/934491-pti-faces-rift-over-new-office-bearers-in-sindh |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rift in PTI over award of Senate tickets to Vawda, Abro |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/790311-rift-in-pti-sindh-over-award-of-senate-tickets-to-faisal-vawda-saifullah-abro |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref> between bureaucrats and PTI politicians as well as other political parties.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Asif |first=Rizwan |date=2019-08-01 |title=Rift between PTI officials and bureaucrats widens |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2026301/rift-pti-officials-bureaucrats-widens |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> PTI’s provincial and national cabinets faced major reshuffles as PTI core member and [[Senior Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)|Senior Minister of Punjab]], [[Aleem Khan]] and Punjab Minister [[Sibtain Khan]] stepped down from the cabinet after being arrested on corruption charges.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2019-06-15 |title=Minister steps down as NAB gets his 10-day custody |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1993089/sibtain-khan-remanded-in-nab-custody-for-10-days |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Adnan |first=Imran |date=2019-02-06 |title=PTI leaders hail Aleem Khan's decision to step down |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1904867/pti-leaders-hail-aleems-decision-step |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> Top ministers in the PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet, [[Atif Khan]], [[Shakeel Ahmad (politician)|Shakeel Ahmad]] and [[Shahram Khan Tarakai]] were also expelled from the cabinet by Imran Khan after going against party directives to oust Chief Minister [[Mahmood Khan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sacking Mohammad Atif Khan, Shahram Khan Tarakai, Shakeel Ahmad sends a message within PTI {{!}} Dialogue {{!}} thenews.com.pk |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/610317-under-pressure |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first= |date=2020-01-27 |title=Ousted K-P minister breaks silence |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2145476/ousted-k-p-minister-breaks-silence |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> The largest rift in relations would be with the [[Pakistan Armed Forces]], which PTI’s relations would worsen with in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mashaal |first=RFE/RL's Radio |title=Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan Accuses Powerful Army Of Crackdown, Failures |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-khan-interview-military/32483777.html |access-date=2024-10-27 |work=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |language=en}}</ref> The PTI federal government faced criticism on certain comments and policies but retained praise for handling the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan|COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Junaidi |first=Ikram |date=2020-09-11 |title=WHO praises Pakistan's handling of Covid-19 pandemic |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1578971 |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> uplifting the economy and reducing financial deficit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jawaid |first=Muhammad Zohaib |date=2020-09-30 |title=Pakistan's V-shaped economic recovery |url=https://tribune.com.pk/article/97184/pakistans-v-shaped-economic-recovery |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rana |first=Shahbaz |date=2020-09-24 |title=Pakistan's budget deficit improves to Rs440b |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2265491/pakistans-budget-deficit-improves-to-rs440b |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> An austerity drive and a number of welfare programs were also set up by the PTI government to create a social safety net under the party’s flagship [[Ehsaas Programme]] and [[Sehat Insaf Card]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Imran Khan kicks off austerity drive to address financial tough time in Pakistan - Xinhua {{!}} English.news.cn |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-09/20/c_137480993.htm |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=www.xinhuanet.com}}</ref> The government was set to finish its term in 2023 but was ousted in a 2022 [[motion of no confidence]].
=== Second wave of expansion ===
In the second wave of expansion, the PTI welcomed [[Parvez Elahi]], [[Moonis Elahi]] and ten former MPAs of the [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML(Q)) into the party after political rifts emerged between the President of the PML(Q), [[Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain]] and [[Parvez Elahi]]. Elahi was the former president of the Punjab Division of the PML(Q). On 7 March 2023, Parvez Elahi took the charge as the President of PTI, a party position that was previously held by [[Javed Hashmi]].<ref name="thenews.com.pk">{{Cite web |title=PTI appoints Parvez Elahi as president |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1047559-pti-appoints-parvez-elahi-as-president |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en |archive-date=7 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307152812/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1047559-pti-appoints-parvez-elahi-as-president |url-status=live }}</ref> However, as per the constitution of the PTI that was approved on 1 August 2022 by Imran Khan and the party's National Council, the position of President does not exist in the structure of the party.<ref name="PTI Constitution">{{Cite web |date=2017-06-08 |title=PTI Constitution |url=https://www.insaf.pk/pti-constitution |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |language=en |archive-date=14 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314020946/http://insaf.pk/pti-constitution |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 19 March 2023, [[Ijaz-ul-Haq]], the leader of the [[Pakistan Muslim League (Z)]] (PML(Z)) along with his party members, joined the PTI after meeting with Imran Khan. The PML(Z) was also merged into the PTI.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=BR Web |date=2023-03-19 |title=PML-Z president Ijaz-ul-Haq joins PTI |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40232285 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Brecorder |language=en |archive-date=19 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319164723/https://www.brecorder.com/news/40232285 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=اعجازالحق پی ٹی آئی میں شامل، ضیا لیگ کو بھی ضم کردیا |url=https://urdu.geo.tv/latest/321740- |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=urdu.geo.tv |language=en |archive-date=19 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319164732/https://urdu.geo.tv/latest/321740- |url-status=live }}</ref> On 29 May 2023, Ijaz later denied the rumours of PML-Z getting merged into PTI.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-29 |title=Ijazul Haq denies PML-Z merger with PTI |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/29-May-2023/ijazul-haq-denies-pml-z-merger-with-pti |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=The Nation |language=en-US |archive-date=22 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922043017/https://www.nation.com.pk/29-May-2023/ijazul-haq-denies-pml-z-merger-with-pti |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-28 |title=Rumours of PML-Z's merger with PTI baseless: Ijaz-ul-Haq |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2023/05/28/rumours-of-pml-zs-merger-with-pti-baseless-ijaz-ul-haq/ |access-date=2023-05-31 |language=en-US |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928170512/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2023/05/28/rumours-of-pml-zs-merger-with-pti-baseless-ijaz-ul-haq/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== May 9 riots and crackdown ===
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On 9 May 2023, after the arrest of [[Imran Khan]], the leader of the PTI, from the [[Islamabad High Court]] grounds, nationwide demonstrations by PTI supporters turned into violent [[May 9 riots|riots]]. PTI workers and members caused incidents of vandalism, looting, and arson, resulting in Rs. 1.98 billion in damages to government and military facilities.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Special report: May 9, mayhem and military trials — a year on|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1832279|date=9 May 2024|access-date=14 August 2024|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref> [[Punjab Police (Pakistan)|Punjab Police]], using geo-fencing reports, alleged that Imran Khan and key PTI leaders coordinated efforts to incite attacks on the residence of the Lahore corps commander and other sensitive locations. Police reported over 400 calls made by PTI leaders, including Imran Khan, instructing rioters to target these areas. Inspector General of Police Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar confirmed the use of geo-fencing to trace these communications, naming Imran Khan as a prime suspect in orchestrating the attacks. Other PTI leaders involved included [[Hammad Azhar]], [[Yasmin Rashid]], [[Mehmood-ur-Rasheed]], [[Ejaz Chaudhary]], [[Mian Aslam Iqbal]], and [[Murad Raas]], all of whom were reportedly in contact with the rioters and issued specific instructions for the attacks,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1755602|title=Imran and key aides 'planned' May 9 riots, geo-fencing reveals|author=Asif Chaudhry|publisher=Dawn|date=25 May 2023|access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref> while PTI has denied these claims and alleged that government agencies were behind the riots.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Ikram Junaidi {{!}} Ahmad Fraz |date=2023-05-17 |title='Agency men' behind May 9 violence: PTI |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1753763/agency-men-behind-may-9-violence-pti |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> Furthermore, PTI has alleged that the May 9 riots were a “false flag operation” designed by the [[Pakistan Armed Forces]] and [[The Establishment (Pakistan)|The Establishment]] to destroy and crackdown on the party as well as to arbitrarily arrest party leadership.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-08 |title='Imran to Nation': May 9 false flag operation pre-planned to crush PTI |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2024/05/08/imran-to-nation-may-9-false-flag-operation-pre-planned-to-crush-pti/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahmad |first=Zulfiqar |date=2024-05-09 |title=Attempt made to crush PTI thru false flag operation: IK |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40302554 |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-05-09 |title=False flag operation of May 9 was pre-planned, Imran |url=https://gnnhd.tv/news/34721/false-flag-operation-of-may-9-was-pre-planned-imran-khan |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=GNN - Pakistan's Largest News Portal |language=en-US}}</ref>
In contrast to PTI's claims that government agencies orchestrated the May 9 riots as a "false flag operation," a detailed order from [[Anti Terrorism Court of Pakistan|Anti-Terrorism Court]] Judge Khalid Arshad implicated PTI's founder, Imran Khan, in orchestrating attacks on military installations, government properties, and police officials. The order revealed that Khan had instructed PTI leaders to create chaos and exert pressure for his release if arrested, as testified by two prosecution witnesses. The court order described a meeting held on 7 May 2023, where Khan allegedly directed PTI leaders to prepare for potential unrest on May 9, should he be detained. He purportedly warned through a video message of a scenario akin to [[2022 Sri Lankan protests|Sri Lanka's unrest]]; if he were to be arrested, encouraging party workers to engage in what he termed a "real [[jihad]] for real freedom." The prosecution suggested that Khan orchestrated a [[criminal conspiracy]], rallying top PTI leadership to incite actions that culminated in the [[Attack on the Corps Commander House, Lahore|attack and arson of the Jinnah House (Corp Commander House, Lahore)]], aiming to intimidate the government.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2478818/court-order-reveals-imran-khans-role-in-targeting-military-installations-and-government-properties|title=Court order reveals Imran Khan's role in targeting military installations, govt properties|author=Rana Yasif|publisher=[[The Express Tribune]]|date=11 July 2024|access-date=14 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1208687-may-9-mayhem-atc-rejects-imran-khans-political-victimisation-allegations|title=May 9 mayhem: ATC rejects Imran Khan's 'political victimisation' allegations|author=Naveen Ali|publisher=[[The News International]]|date=11 July 2024|access-date=14 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.siasat.com/pak-court-says-actions-of-imran-khan-similar-to-that-of-a-terrorist-3059964/amp/|title=Pak court says actions of Imran Khan similar to that of a 'terrorist'|publisher=[[The Siasat Daily]]|date=11 July 2024|access-date=14 November 2024}}</ref> The [[Lahore High Court]] meanwhile stated that Imran Khan had no relation to the May 9 riots and that there is no audio or video evidence available on record to prove that Khan was behind the attacks on state installations on 9 May 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-07-28 |title=No evidence linking Imran to May 9: LHC |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2483527/no-evidence-linking-imran-to-may-9-lhc |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> In 2024 Khan also endorsed Army Corps Commanders' statement for a May 9 probe, calling for severe punishment and added CCTV footage should be used for identification, saying "[n]either we are anti-army nor want a clash with forces".<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-03-06 |title=Imran Khan endorses Corps Commanders' statement on May 9 riots probe |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40292308/imran-khan-endorses-corps-commanders-statement-on-may-9-riots-probe |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref>
After the riots, a crackdown was initiated by [[First Shehbaz Sharif ministry|government of Shehbaz Sharif]] against PTI leaders and workers, with thousands arrested, with rights groups raising concerns regarding arbitrary arrests, custodial torture, and forced disappearances.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-23 |title=Pakistan: End crackdown on political opposition |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa33/6811/2023/en/ |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Amnesty International |language=en}}</ref><ref name="fp">{{Cite web |date=2023-06-06 |title=Repeated arrests, filthy cells in Pakistan: Inside Sharif government's crackdown on PTI |url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/repeated-arrests-filthy-cells-in-pakistan-inside-sharif-governments-crackdown-on-pti-12700122.html |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Shah |first=Saeed |date=2023-05-25 |title=Pakistan's Opposition Begins to Crack After Thousands Arrested |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/pakistans-opposition-begins-to-crack-after-thousands-arrested-82e959d6 |access-date=2023-06-28 |work=Wall Street Journal |language=en-US |issn=0099-9660}}</ref> PTI revealed evidence suggesting that PTI workers and party members were harassed, and unlawfully arrested.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Pakistan launches crackdown on Imran Khan's party |url=https://www.ft.com/content/a41387a1-40c6-411c-9101-864bf84ccfa4 |access-date=2024-03-29 |newspaper=Financial Times |date=26 May 2023 |archive-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329021948/https://www.ft.com/content/a41387a1-40c6-411c-9101-864bf84ccfa4 |url-status=live |last1=Parkin |first1=Benjamin |last2=Bokhari |first2=Farhan }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Insight: Repeated arrests, filthy cells: Inside Pakistan's crackdown |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/repeated-arrests-filthy-cells-inside-pakistans-crackdown-2023-06-06/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |archive-date=6 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806112043/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/repeated-arrests-filthy-cells-inside-pakistans-crackdown-2023-06-06/ |url-status=live }}</ref> PTI leaders were forced to quit party/party positions in televised press conferences.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-23 |title='Forced divorces': Imran reacts to leaders' exodus from PTI |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2418225/forced-divorces-imran-reacts-to-leaders-exodus-from-pti |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> Businesses of PTI leaders who did not quit the party were sealed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hussain |first=Abid |title=Imran Khan supporters say their businesses targeted in Pakistan |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/8/khan-supporters-say-their-businesses-being-targeted-in-pakistan |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-12 |title=PTI's Patafi brothers' businesses sealed |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1759235 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-28 |title=PTI ex-MPA Jaura's store, restaurant sealed |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1762066 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> Mian Aslam Iqbal alleged that [[dowry]] for his daughter's wedding was seized by Punjab Police; and [[Ali Nawaz Awan]] alleged that his home was demolished.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-15 |title=Imran blasts govt for crossing all limits of 'barbarism' |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2023/06/15/imran-blasts-govt-for-crossing-all-limits-of-barbarism/ |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Pakistan Today |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Malik |first=Mansoor |date=2023-06-05 |title=PTI defectors set up 'Democrats' group under Murad Raas |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1758051 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-27 |title=PTI's Ali Nawaz Awan claims Islamabad administration partially demolished his house |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1756224 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> A crackdown was also initiated on vocal women supporters of PTI - the most prominent of which was Khadija Shah, a businesswoman and granddaughter of former Pakistani Army Chief, [[Asif Nawaz Janjua]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan: How Khan crackdown imperils women in politics |url=https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-how-khan-crackdown-imperils-women-in-politics/a-65892234 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-09 |title=Khadija Shah, other PTI women supporters sent to jail on judicial remand |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2023/06/09/khadija-shah-other-pti-women-supporters-sent-to-jail-on-judicial-remand/ |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Pakistan Today |language=en-US}}</ref> Former Federal Ministers, [[Shehryar Khan Afridi]] and [[Ali Muhammad Khan]], former Governor Punjab [[Omer Sarfraz Cheema]], and former Punjab provincial ministers, Yasmin Rashid and Mehmood-ur-Rasheed have been incarcerated since the end of the riots. Even once released by the courts, they were immediately re-arrested in other cases; Khan has been rearrested six times, while Afridi, and Rashid have been rearrested twice.<ref name="fp" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-28 |title=PTI's Ali Mohammad Khan rearrested |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2423960/ptis-ali-mohammad-khan-rearrested |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-30 |title=Shehryar Afridi, Ali Muhammad Khan rearrested after release from Adiala Jail |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2023/05/30/shehryar-afridi-ali-muhammad-khan-rearrested-after-release-from-adiala-jail/ |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Pakistan Today |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-10 |title=Yasmin handed over to police on two-day physical remand |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2421094/may-9-riots-yasmin-handed-over-to-police-on-two-day-physical-remand |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> Cheema's wife was arrested as she came to attend her husband's hearing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Omar Sarfraz Cheema's wife arrested for involvement in May 9 riots |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1083410-omar-sarfraz-cheema-s-wife-arrested-for-involvement-in-may-9-riots |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref> Afridi was not allowed to attend his brother's funeral and was kept in inhumane conditions in a 'death cell' reserved for those on death row.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sher |first=Fazal |date=2023-06-18 |title=Shehryar Afridi sent on two-day police remand |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40248387 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sigamony |first=Terence J. |date=2023-05-30 |title=IHC 'informed' PTI's Afridi is in 'death cell' |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40244933 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref>
=== Leadership reshuffle ===
Dozens of PTI leaders resigned after the May 9 protests, including: [[Faiz Ullah Kamoka]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-22 |title=Faizullah Kamoka parts ways with PTI |url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/725765-Faizullah-Kamoka-parts-way-with-PTI |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Dunya News |language=en |archive-date=22 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522190044/https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/725765-Faizullah-Kamoka-parts-way-with-PTI |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain 'quits PTI' over May 9 mayhem |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1072898-chaudhry-wajahat-hussain-quits-pti-over-may-9-mayhem |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en |archive-date=22 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522190044/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1072898-chaudhry-wajahat-hussain-quits-pti-over-may-9-mayhem |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Aftab Siddiqui]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ayub |first=Imran |date=2023-05-22 |title=Another MNA parts ways with PTI over May 9 riots |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1754962 |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en |archive-date=22 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522190043/https://www.dawn.com/news/1754962 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Dost Muhammad Mazari]],<ref>{{Cite web |author=Web Desk |date=2023-05-22 |title=Dost Muhammad Mazari bids adieu to PTI – SUCH TV |url=https://www.suchtv.pk/pakistan/punjab/item/119880-dost-muhammad-mazari-bids-adieu-to-pti.html |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=www.suchtv.pk |language=en-gb |archive-date=22 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522190045/https://www.suchtv.pk/pakistan/punjab/item/119880-dost-muhammad-mazari-bids-adieu-to-pti.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Hisham Inamullah Khan]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Two More PTI Leaders From KP Announce To Quit Party |url=https://www.bolnews.com/2023/05/20/politics/two-more-pti-leaders-from-kp-announce-to-quit-party/index.html |access-date=22 May 2023 |archive-date=22 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522190044/https://www.bolnews.com/2023/05/20/politics/two-more-pti-leaders-from-kp-announce-to-quit-party/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Junaidi |first=Ikram |date=2023-05-21 |title=PTI continues to lose wickets |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1754653 |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en |archive-date=22 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522190043/https://www.dawn.com/news/1754653 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Usman Khan Tarakai]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abbas |first=Ali |date=2023-05-21 |title=Another ex-PTI MNA jumps ship over May 9 violence |url=https://arynews.tv/another-ex-pti-mna-jumps-ship-over-may-9-violence/ |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=ARY NEWS |language=en-US |archive-date=22 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522191547/https://arynews.tv/another-ex-pti-mna-jumps-ship-over-may-9-violence/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Mahmood Moulvi]].<ref name="msn.com">{{Cite web |title=In major blow, two more senior leaders quit PTI |url=https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/other/in-major-blow-two-more-senior-leaders-quit-pti/ar-AA1bvNF5 |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=MSN |language=en-AE |archive-date=22 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522190044/https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/other/in-major-blow-two-more-senior-leaders-quit-pti/ar-AA1bvNF5 |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Shireen Mazari]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shehzad |first=Rizwan |date=2023-05-23 |title=In blow to PTI, Mazari quits party, politics |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2418213/shireen-mazari-quits-pti-and-politics-for-familys-sake |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en |archive-date=24 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524054142/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2418213/shireen-mazari-quits-pti-and-politics-for-familys-sake |url-status=live }}</ref>
After [[Arrest of Imran Khan|Imran Khan’s arrest]], the PTI was left without leadership to officially head in the [[2024 Pakistani general election|2024 elections]], with most of the leadership such as the chairman Imran Khan and vice chairman [[Shah Mahmood Qureshi|Shah Mehmood Qureshi]] imprisoned. With this, [[Gohar Ali Khan]] was elected as chairman, and [[Omar Ayub Khan]] was chosen as candidate for Prime minister on behalf of the PTI, although the new leadership was considered a “babysitting arrangement” by some and Imran Khan remained as a symbolic leader for the party. Khan does not hold the position of official chairman due to his current state in the [[Central Jail Rawalpindi|Adiala Prison]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-16 |title=Imran Khan picks Omar Ayub Khan as PTI's PM nominee – a man wanted by police |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/pakistan-elections-imran-khan-omar-ayub-pti-b2497314.html |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329021948/https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/pakistan-elections-imran-khan-omar-ayub-pti-b2497314.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kugelman |first=Michael |date=2024-04-02 |title=How Imran Khan's Party Stunned Pakistan |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/14/pakistan-elections-pti-imran-khan-upset-military/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Foreign Policy |language=en-US |archive-date=15 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215012308/https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/14/pakistan-elections-pti-imran-khan-upset-military/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Alliance of independent candidates===
On 20 February 2024, PTI announced [[political alliance]] with the [[Sunni Ittehad Council]] (SIC) and [[Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen]] (MWM),<ref>{{cite web |title=PTI Announces Alliance With Sunni Ittehad Council, MWM |date=19 February 2024 |url=https://arynews.tv/pti-announces-alliance-with-sunni-ittehad-council-mwm/ |publisher=ARY News |access-date=20 February 2024 |archive-date=20 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220030102/https://arynews.tv/pti-announces-alliance-with-sunni-ittehad-council-mwm/ |url-status=live }}</ref> in a bid to claim its share of reserved seats in the national, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Junaidi |first=Ikram |date=2024-02-20 |title=PTI 'merges' with seatless party for three assemblies |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1815639 |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en |archive-date=20 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220043916/https://www.dawn.com/news/1815639 |url-status=live }}</ref> Both the leaders said their alliance with the PTI is "unconditional".<ref name=":0" />
==Positions==
The PTI's goal is to transform Pakistan into an "Islamic [[welfare state]]" that creates an equal society based on [[Constitution of Medina|Madina state]] (Riyasat-e-Madinah).<ref name=Sr>{{cite journal |author1=Muhammad Hamza Sr |title=Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf Government Policies For Socioeconomic Uplift Of Pakistanis: A Study Of Public Perception And Satisfaction |journal=Bulletin of Business and Economics |date=2021 |volume=10 |url=https://bbejournal.com/index.php/BBE/article/download/74/4/10 |issn=2409-9368 |access-date=19 February 2024 |archive-date=19 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219105108/https://bbejournal.com/index.php/BBE/article/download/74/4/10 |url-status=live }}</ref> PTI plans to develop poverty reduction programmes, promote diverse livelihood options, improve the healthcare system, and improve educational system reforms.<ref name=Sr/>
===Domestic===
The PTI proposed civilian control of [[Pakistan armed forces|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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\11\12\story_12-11-2011_pg7_26 |title=Imran vows to bring army, ISI under civilian control |newspaper=Daily Times |date=12 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113022953/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011%5C11%5C12%5Cstory_12-11-2011_pg7_26 |archive-date=13 November 2011}}</ref><ref name="firstpost1">{{cite web |url=http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/imran-khan-says-army-isi-will-be-kept-under-check-129145.html |title=Imran Khan says army, ISI will be kept under check |date=11 November 2011 |publisher=Firstpost |access-date=2 December 2012 |archive-date=15 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115093705/http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/imran-khan-says-army-isi-will-be-kept-under-check-129145.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://pakistan.onepakistan.com.pk/news/breaking/14261-imran-khan-vows-to-bring-army-isi-under-civilian-control-if-in-power.html |title=Imran Khan vows to bring army, ISI under civilian control if in power |website=OnePakistan.com |date=12 November 2011 |access-date=2 December 2012 |archive-date=30 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730182030/http://pakistan.onepakistan.com.pk/news/breaking/14261-imran-khan-vows-to-bring-army-isi-under-civilian-control-if-in-power.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> PTI 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 logistics in the Afghan War|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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2013/11/protesting-pakistanis-block-nato-supply-route-2013112312404623604.html |title=Protesting Pakistanis block NATO supply route |publisher=Al Jazeera English |date=23 November 2013 |access-date=23 November 2013 |archive-date=25 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125101638/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2013/11/protesting-pakistanis-block-nato-supply-route-2013112312404623604.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
The PTI also raised issue of religious tolerance and greater representation for minorities.<ref name="rights"/> 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.<ref name="insaf.pk" /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/678132/pti-chief-imran-khan-declares-assets |title=PTI Chief Imran Khan declares assets |date=4 December 2011 |newspaper=Dawn |access-date=26 February 2017 |archive-date=24 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624033900/http://www.dawn.com/news/678132/pti-chief-imran-khan-declares-assets |url-status=live }}</ref> On 20 February 2013 PTI launched<ref>{{cite web |title=Education Policy |url=http://insaf.pk/policies/education |publisher=PTI official |access-date=26 February 2017 |archive-date=27 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227231648/http://insaf.pk/policies/education |url-status=dead }}</ref> its 'Education Policy'<ref>{{cite web |title=PTI Education Policy |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/126367296/PTI-Education-Policy |publisher=Scribd |access-date=7 September 2017 |archive-date=13 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913104517/https://www.scribd.com/document/126367296/PTI-Education-Policy |url-status=live }}</ref> with plans to introduce a uniform education system with one curriculum in three languages for Urdu, English and regional languages for entire Pakistan in primary schools.<ref>{{cite web |title=PTI unveils its much awaited "Education Policy Vision" |url=http://insaf.pk/news/National-news/item/15154-Imran%20unveils%20education%20policy;%20PTI%20to%20spend%202.5%20trillion%20RPS%20on%20education%20sector |publisher=PTI official |date=20 February 2013 |access-date=26 February 2017 |archive-date=27 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227231651/http://insaf.pk/news/National-news/item/15154-Imran%20unveils%20education%20policy;%20PTI%20to%20spend%202.5%20trillion%20RPS%20on%20education%20sector |url-status=live }}</ref> The PTI advocated the establishment of [[South Punjab Province|South Punjab]] and [[Gilgit Baltistan]] as formal provinces of Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web |title=PTI GOVT FINALISES DRAFT LAW FOR DECLARING GILGIT-BALTISTAN A PROVINCE |date=30 July 2021 |url=https://arynews.tv/pti-govt-finalises-draft-law-for-declaring-gilgit-baltistan-a-province/#:~:text=PTI%20govt%20finalises%20draft%20law%20for%20declaring%20Gilgit-Baltistan,%28GB%29%20a%20province%2C%20ARY%20News%20reported%20on%20Friday. |publisher=ARYNEWS |access-date=7 July 2022 |archive-date=6 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006144435/https://arynews.tv/pti-govt-finalises-draft-law-for-declaring-gilgit-baltistan-a-province/#:~:text=PTI%20govt%20finalises%20draft%20law%20for%20declaring%20Gilgit-Baltistan,%28GB%29%20a%20province%2C%20ARY%20News%20reported%20on%20Friday. |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=PTI, PPP back south Punjab province bill |date=18 January 2022 |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1670015 |publisher=Dawn |access-date=7 July 2022 |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707153613/https://www.dawn.com/news/1670015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In the 2018 election, Imran Khan promises to bring a "Naya Pakistan" (new Pakistan).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Abdul |first1=Rahman |title=Reforming the Crisis Ridden Pakistan: Will Imran Khan Succeed in Making "Naya Pakistan" |date=19 August 2018 |publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |isbn=978-1725927490 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fMHBugEACAAJ}}</ref> Following its rise to national government in Pakistan, the PTI backed off from certain commitments in its manifesto what was criticised by its opponents as ''U-turns''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Siddiqui|first=Taha|title=Imran Khan's first year in office: U-turns and oppression|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/imran-khan-year-office-turns-oppression-190726091846779.html|newspaper=Al-Jazeera|date=2019-07-26|access-date=2020-08-06|archive-date=9 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809235210/https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/imran-khan-year-office-turns-oppression-190726091846779.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]'' has found that the progress on some promises is still stuck in its initial stages or has been marred with delays.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dawn Publisher |date=2021-08-18 |title=Tracking Naya Pakistan — Three years into power, here's where PTI stands on some of its promises |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1641014 |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en |archive-date=19 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219115055/https://www.dawn.com/news/1641014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Foreign policy===
{{see also|China–Pakistan relations|Pakistan–Russia relations|Pakistan–United States relations}}
The PTI hopes to have a relationship with the US that would be based on "self-dignity and respect"<ref>{{cite news |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/406300/nawaz-sharif-imran-khan-assured-of-a-pro-us-government-munter/ |title=Nawaz, Imran Khan assured me of a pro-US government: Munter |newspaper=The Express Tribune |date=10 July 2012 |access-date=2 December 2012 |archive-date=13 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913232423/http://tribune.com.pk/story/406300/nawaz-sharif-imran-khan-assured-of-a-pro-us-government-munter/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and promised to stop all [[foreign aid to Pakistan]].<ref name="firstpost1"/> Imran Khan, the leader of PTI claimed "having relations with US, Russia and China is in Pakistan's interest" and Pakistan's "future is tied up with Russia".<ref>{{cite web |title=Having relations with US, Russia and China is in Pakistan's interest: Imran Khan |date=31 May 2022 |url=https://sachkhabrain.com/en/pakistan/having-relations-with-us-russia-and-china-is-in-pakistans-interest-imran-khan/ |publisher=sachkhabrain |access-date=7 July 2022 |archive-date=15 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915090230/https://sachkhabrain.com/en/pakistan/having-relations-with-us-russia-and-china-is-in-pakistans-interest-imran-khan/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Imran Khan: Pakistan's future is tied up with Russia |url=https://www.dw.com/en/imran-khan-pakistans-future-is-tied-up-with-russia/av-62333847 |publisher=DW |date=2022-07-01 |access-date=7 July 2022 |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707153613/https://www.dw.com/en/imran-khan-pakistans-future-is-tied-up-with-russia/av-62333847 |url-status=live }}</ref> The PTI also promised to make [[Kashmir conflict|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.<ref>{{cite web |first=Fawad |last=Khan |url=http://www.aaj.tv/2012/11/i-will-make-kashmir-issue-my-top-priority-imran-khan/ |title="I will make Kashmir issue my top priority": Imran Khan |publisher=AAJ.tv |date=15 November 2012 |access-date=2 December 2012 |archive-date=12 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312064612/http://www.aaj.tv/2012/11/i-will-make-kashmir-issue-my-top-priority-imran-khan/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Organization and structure==
===Administration===
[[File:Imran Khan giving autographs.JPG|thumb|200x200px|Then Vice-President [[Ejaz Chaudhary]] (right) with Imran Khan (centre) in the party’s 2013 intra-party elections.]]
The National Council serves as the governing body of the PTI. Its members include office bearers of provincial organizations, presidents of regional and district organizations, and five members nominated by various sectors such as women, youth, students, labour, farmers, minorities, lawyers, and overseas organizations. Additionally, advisors nominated by the chairman are part of the council. The National Council is responsible for electing central office-bearers.<ref name="insaf.pk" />
====Intra-party elections====
In March 2012,<ref>{{cite web |title=Intra-party Elections 2012 |url=http://www.insaf.pk/AboutUs/IntraPartyElections12/tabid/319/Default.aspx |publisher=PTI official |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019220159/http://www.insaf.pk/AboutUs/IntraPartyElections12/tabid/319/Default.aspx |archive-date=19 October 2013}}</ref> PTI announced plans to conduct US-style intra-party elections, aiming to introduce local caucuses on district levels throughout the country.<ref>{{cite web |title=Code of Conduct for the Intra-Party Election of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, 2012 |url=http://www.insaf.pk/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=mv_oik3jMvM%3d&tabid=319 |publisher=PTI official |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019215911/http://www.insaf.pk/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=mv_oik3jMvM%3d&tabid=319 |archive-date=19 October 2013}}</ref> As part of this process, aspiring candidates would engage in debates and undergo primaries to secure a party ticket for contesting Provincial Assembly or National Assembly seats. The elections commenced in October 2012 and concluded on 23 March 2013, culminating in the election of the National Council after an extensive electoral process involving over four million registered members.<ref name="nc">{{cite web |title=Elected Office-Bearers of the National Council |url=http://insaf.pk/news/National-news/item/15438-PTI%20Elected%20National%20Council |publisher=PTI official |date=24 March 2013 |access-date=1 April 2017 |archive-date=20 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620112318/http://insaf.pk/news/National-news/item/15438-PTI%20Elected%20National%20Council |url-status=live }}</ref> With these elections, PTI became the first political party in Pakistan to conduct the largest intra-party election based on the general electoral base. On 2 December 2023, PTI held new intra-party elections,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-06 |title=Intra Party Elections 2023 -Notification of Results |url=https://insaf.pk/notification/intra-party-elections-2023-notification-results |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |language=en |archive-date=6 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206124157/https://www.insaf.pk/notification/intra-party-elections-2023-notification-results |url-status=live }}</ref> which were invalidated by [[Election Commission of Pakistan]]. The party conducted another intra-party election on 3 March 2024.<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://arynews.tv/dawood-kakar-elected-as-pti-balochistan-president/
|title=Dawood Kakar elected as PTI Balochistan president
|work=ARY
|date=3 March 2024
|access-date=4 March 2024
|archive-date=17 March 2024
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317211315/https://arynews.tv/dawood-kakar-elected-as-pti-balochistan-president/
|url-status=live
}}</ref>
;Central functions
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
|-
! Office
! Incumbent
! Term Began
|-
| Chairman
| [[Gohar Ali Khan]]
| 3 March 2024
|-
| Vice Chairman
| [[Shah Mahmood Qureshi]]
|3 December 2011
|-
| President
| [[Parvez Elahi]]
| 7 March 2023
|-
| Senior Vice President
|rowspan="4" | Vacant{{efn|see [[PTI intra-party elections case]]|name=PTI intraparty case}}
|-
| Senior Vice President
|
|-
|Senior Vice President
|
|-
|Senior Vice President
|
|-
| Secretary General
| [[Salman Akram Raja]]
|7 September 2024
|-
| Deputy Secretary General
|rowspan="12" | Vacant{{efn|see [[PTI intra-party elections case]]|name=PTI intraparty case}}
|
|-
| Deputy Secretary General
|
|-
| Deputy Secretary General
|
|-
| Deputy Secretary General
|
|-
|Central Joint Secretary
|
|-
|Central Joint Secretary
|
|-
|Central Joint Secretary
|
|-
|Central Joint Secretary
|
|-
|Central Joint Secretary
|
|-
|Central Joint Secretary
|
|-
|Central Joint Secretary
|
|-
|Central Joint Secretary
|
|-
| Central Information Secretary
| [[Sheikh Waqas Akram]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-26 |title=Waqas Akram replaces Raoof Hasan as PTI secretary information |url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/840170-waqas-akram-replaces-raoof-hasan-as-pti-secretary-information- |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=Dunya News |language=en}}</ref>
|26 September 2024
|}
Most of PTI's central leadership was elected. Imran Khan and Shah Mehmood Qureshi were elected on 20 March 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/523725/imran-khan-elected-pti-chairperson-unopposed/ |title=Imran Khan elected PTI chairperson unopposed |newspaper=The Express Tribune |date=20 March 2013 |access-date=20 March 2013 |archive-date=22 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322174633/http://tribune.com.pk/story/523725/imran-khan-elected-pti-chairperson-unopposed/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Secretary information, Secretary Finance, Secretary Social Media, Secretary Political Training, and Secretary Policy Planning are appointed by the chairman and confirmed by the CEC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/524116/intra-party-elections-imran-elected-pti-chief-unopposed/ |title=Intra-party elections: Imran elected PTI chief unopposed |newspaper=The Express Tribune |date=21 March 2013 |access-date=21 March 2013 |archive-date=22 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322070634/http://tribune.com.pk/story/524116/intra-party-elections-imran-elected-pti-chief-unopposed/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
;Provincial Council
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Designation
! Name
! Election Date
|-
| President of Punjab
|rowspan="2"|[[Hammad Azhar]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1823166|title=PTI refuses to accept Hammad Azhar's resignation from key party positions|date=22 March 2024|access-date=29 March 2024|work=Dawn (newspaper)|archive-date=29 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329180702/https://www.dawn.com/news/1823166|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 16 December 2023
|-
| General Secretary of Punjab
|4 June 2022
|-
| President of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
| [[Ali Amin Gandapur]]
| 3 March 2024
|-
| General Secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
|[[Ali Asghar Khan (Pakistani politician)|Ali Asghar Khan]]
|3 March 2024
|-
|President of Sindh
| [[Haleem Adil Sheikh]]
| 3 March 2024
|-
| General Secretary of Sindh
|Ali Palh
|3 March 2024
|-
| President of Balochistan
| Dawood Shah Kakar
| 3 March 2024
|-
| General Secretary of Balochistan
|
|
|}
===Party wings===
{{main|List of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf elected members (2013–2018)}}
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;Central Tarbiyati Council (CTC)
In June 2014, a Central Tarbiyati Council was established, which is responsible for training party activists on ideology, election campaigns, and other organizational matters.<ref name="insaf.pk" />
;PTI Women Wing<ref name="insaf.pk" />
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Designation !! Name
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|President
|[[Kanwal Shauzab]]
| rowspan="8" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-23 |title=PTI finalises nominees for women's reserved seats in Punjab |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/23-Jul-2024/pti-finalises-nominees-for-women-s-reserved-seats-in-punjab |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| Senior Vice President|| rowspan="5" | Vacant{{efn|name=PTI intraparty case}}
|-
| Vice President of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
|-
| Vice President of Balochistan
|-
|Vice President of Sindh
|-
| Vice President of Punjab
|-
|President of Central Punjab
|Shahnaz Tariq
|-
| General Secretary
|Rubina Shaheen
|}
;Insaf Student Federation (ISF)
The [[Insaf Student Federation]] (ISF) serves as the official student wing of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-30 |title=Student politics: ISF elects provincial president |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/570608/student-politics-isf-elects-provincial-president |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en |archive-date=15 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415142135/https://tribune.com.pk/story/570608/student-politics-isf-elects-provincial-president |url-status=live }}</ref>
;Insaf Youth Wing
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf established its youth wing aimed at addressing the concerns and challenges faced by individuals under the age of 40.<ref name=nc/>
;People with disabilities
On 18 March 2013, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced a policy for persons with disabilities (PWD) to raise awareness about the integration of persons with disabilities into society and work towards preventing certain avoidable disabilities through early diagnosis and medical treatment,<ref>{{cite news |date=18 March 2013 |title=PTI becomes the First Pakistan Party to announce Policy Vision for Disabled Persons |url=http://insaf.pk/News/tabid/60/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/15412/PTI-becomes-the-First-Pakistan-Party-to-announce-Policy-Vision-for-Disabled-Persons.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021111223/http://insaf.pk/News/tabid/60/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/15412/PTI-becomes-the-First-Pakistan-Party-to-announce-Policy-Vision-for-Disabled-Persons.aspx |archive-date=21 October 2013 |newspaper=Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf |publisher=PTI official |language=ur, en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=PTI unveils policy for disabled persons |url=http://nation.com.pk/national/19-Mar-2013/pti-unveils-policy-for-disabled-persons |newspaper=The Nation |date=19 March 2013 |access-date=1 April 2017 |archive-date=19 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519202243/http://nation.com.pk/national/19-Mar-2013/pti-unveils-policy-for-disabled-persons |url-status=live }}</ref> after which the [[Chief ministership of Pervez Khattak|KPK government]] led by PTI approved a budget of over Rs 59 Million initially to provide rehabilitation services to handicapped people at local hospitals near their areas.<ref>{{cite news |title=Disabled people to get free therapy at DHQ hospitals |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1097224/disabled-people-to-get-free-therapy-at-dhq-hospitals |date=2 April 2014 |newspaper=Dawn |access-date=5 April 2014 |archive-date=5 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405072021/http://www.dawn.com/news/1097224/disabled-people-to-get-free-therapy-at-dhq-hospitals |url-status=live }}</ref>
;Insaf Research Wing
Insaf Research Wing (IRW) was established to conduct research aimed at finding solutions to issues in Pakistan. IRW was founded in 2009<ref>{{cite web |title=Getting Involved in Insaf Research Wing |url=http://www.supportimrankhan.org/Articles/story.aspx?&id=88 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019183010/http://www.supportimrankhan.org/Articles/story.aspx?&id=88 |archive-date=19 October 2013 |access-date=19 October 2013 |publisher=Support Imran Khan}}</ref> for addressing issues within its area of expertise, covering socio-political, information technology, economics, energy, healthcare, corruption, foreign affairs, education, and environment sectors.  It consists of nine committees.<ref>{{cite web |title=Insaf Research Wing (IRW) |url=http://www.insaf.pk/Media/InsafBlog/tabid/168/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1666/INSAF-RESEARCH-WING-IRW.aspx |publisher=Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |date=6 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029184126/http://www.insaf.pk/Media/InsafBlog/tabid/168/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1666/INSAF-RESEARCH-WING-IRW.aspx |archive-date=29 October 2013}}</ref>
The IRW has since been replaced by the Insaf Research Team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://insaf.pk/wings/insaf-research-team |title=Insaf Research Team |publisher=PTI official |access-date=1 April 2017 |archive-date=2 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402082309/http://insaf.pk/wings/insaf-research-team |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Electoral performance==
[[File:PTI Symbol Elections.png|thumb|100px|The bat remained the iconic electoral symbol of PTI from 2013 to 2023.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2453118/sc-deals-final-blow-to-ptis-bat-hopes|title=SC deals final blow to PTI's 'bat' hopes|date=13 January 2024|access-date=13 January 2024|work=[[The Express Tribune]]|archive-date=14 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114044755/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2453118/sc-deals-final-blow-to-ptis-bat-hopes|url-status=live}}</ref>]]
[[File:Imran in peshawar.jpg|right|thumb| People in Peshawar gather to welcome Imran Khan on 23 December 2008]]
{|class="wikitable"
|-
|+ style="text-align: left;" | General election results '''National Assembly'''
|[[File:Pakistan election 1997 PTI vote share.png|center|thumb|[[List of members of the 11th National Assembly of Pakistan|11th National Assembly]] [[1997 Pakistani general election|(1997)]]]]
|[[File:Pakistan election 2002 PTI vote share.png|center|thumb|[[List of members of the 12th National Assembly of Pakistan|12th National Assembly]] [[2002 Pakistani general election|(2002)]]]]
|[[File:Pakistan election 2013 PTI vote share.png|center|thumb|[[List of members of the 14th National Assembly of Pakistan|14th National Assembly]] [[2013 Pakistani general election|(2013)]]]]
|[[File:Pakistan election 2018 PTI vote share.png|center|thumb|[[List of members of the 15th National Assembly of Pakistan|15th National Assembly]] [[2018 Pakistani general election|(2018)]]]]
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Electoral performance in the National Assembly
|-
! rowspan=2|Election
! rowspan=2|Leader
! colspan=2|Votes
! colspan=2|Seats
! rowspan=2|Position
! rowspan=2|Result
|-
! #
! %
! #
! ±
|-
! [[1997 Pakistani general election|1997]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Imran Khan]]
|314,820
|1.61
| {{Composition bar|0|237|hex=#E70A0A}}
|{{steady}}
|none
| {{no|Extraparliamentary}}
|-
! [[2002 Pakistani general election|2002]]
|242,472
| 0.83
| {{Composition bar|1|342|hex=#E70A0A}}
|{{increase}} 1
|10th
| {{no2|In opposition}}
|-
! [[2008 Pakistani general election|2008]]
|colspan=6|Did not contest
|-
! [[2013 Pakistani general election|2013]]
| 7,679,954
|16.92
| {{Composition bar|35|342|hex=#E70A0A}}
|{{increase}} 35
|3rd
| {{no2|In opposition}}
|-
! rowspan="2" | [[2018 Pakistani general election|2018]]
| rowspan="2" |16,903,702
| rowspan="2" |31.92
| rowspan="2" | {{Composition bar|149|342|hex=#E70A0A}}
| rowspan="2" |{{increase}}114
| rowspan="2" |1st
| {{yes2|In government (till 11 April 2022)}}
|-
|{{No2|Opposition (from 11 April 2022)}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Electoral Performance in [[Senate of Pakistan]] elections
!Election!! Leader !!Votes!!Seates!!Position
!+/–!!Result
|-
|[[2015 Pakistani Senate election|2015]]||Mohsin Aziz || -|| {{Composition bar|9|104|hex=#E70A0A}}|| 4th
|{{increase}} 9||{{no2|In Opposition}}
|-
|[[2018 Pakistani Senate election|2018]]||[[Azam Khan Swati]] <br />[[Shibli Faraz]] <br />[[Shahzad Waseem]]|| -|| {{Composition bar|15|104|hex=#E70A0A}}|| 3rd
|{{increase}} 6||{{no2|In Opposition}}
|-
|[[2021 Pakistani Senate election|2021]]||[[Shahzad Waseem]]|| – || {{Composition bar|26|100|hex=#E70A0A}}|| 1st
|{{increase}} 9 ||{{yes2| In Government}}
|-
|[[2024 Pakistani Senate election|2024]]||[[Shibli Faraz]]|| – || {{Composition bar|17|96|hex=#E70A0A}}|| 3rd
|{{decrease}} 10 ||{{no2| Opposition}}
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Electoral performance in the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|Punjab Assembly]]
|-
! rowspan=2|Election
! rowspan=2|Leader
! colspan=2|Votes
! colspan=2|Seats
! rowspan=2|Position
! rowspan=2|Resulting government
|-
! #
! %
! #
! ±
|-
![[2013 Punjab provincial election|2013]]
|[[Ghulam Sarwar Khan]]
|4,951,216
|17.76
| {{Composition bar|30|371|hex=#E70A0A}}
|{{increase}}30
|2nd
| {{no2|{{nowrap|[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML (N)]] [[majority government|majority]]}}}}
|-
! rowspan="3" |[[2018 Punjab provincial election|2018]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Sardar Usman Buzdar]]
| rowspan="3" |11,141,139
| rowspan="3" |33.65
| rowspan="3" | {{Composition bar|179|371|hex=#E70A0A}}
| rowspan="3" |{{increase}}149
| rowspan="3" |1st
| {{yes2|PTI [[coalition government|coalition]] (till 30 April 2022)}}
|-
| {{No2|[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML (N)]] [[coalition government|coalition]] (from 30 April 2022 till 27 July 2022)}}
|-
| {{yes2|PTI [[coalition government|coalition]] (from 27 July 2022)}}
|
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Electoral performance in the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly]]
|-
! rowspan=2|Election
! rowspan=2|Leader
! colspan=2|Votes
! colspan=2|Seats
! rowspan=2|Position
! rowspan=2|Resulting government
|-
! #
! %
! #
! ±
|-
![[2013 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election|2013]]
|[[Pervez Khattak]]
|1,039,719
|19.31
| {{Composition bar|61|124|hex=#E70A0A}}
|{{increase}} 61
|1st
| {{yes2|{{nowrap|PTI [[coalition government|coalition]]}}}}
|-
![[2018 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election|2018]] <br /> + [[2019 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election|2019 ''(ex-FATA Elections)'']]
|[[Mahmood Khan]]
|2,314,387
|35.32
| {{Composition bar|94|145|hex=#E70A0A}}
|{{increase}} 33
|1st
| {{yes2|{{nowrap|PTI [[majority government|majority]]}}}}
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Electoral performance in the [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh|Sindh Assembly]]
|-
! rowspan=2|Election
! rowspan=2|Leader
! colspan=2|Votes
! colspan=2|Seats
! rowspan=2|Position
! rowspan=2|Resulting government
|-
! #
! %
! #
! ±
|-
![[2013 Sindh provincial election|2013]]
|[[Khurrum Sher Zaman]]
|609,128
|6.08%
|{{Composition bar|4|168|hex=#E70A0A}}
|{{increase}} 4
|4th
|{{no2|{{nowrap|[[Pakistan Peoples Party|PPP]] [[majority government|majority]]}}}}
|-
![[2018 Sindh provincial election|2018]]
|[[Firdous Naqvi]] <br />[[Haleem Adil Sheikh]]
|1,451,132
|14.47%
| {{Composition bar|30|168|hex=#E70A0A}}
|{{increase}} 26
|2nd
| {{no2|{{nowrap|[[Pakistan Peoples Party|PPP]] [[majority government|majority]]}}}}
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Electoral performance in the [[Provincial Assembly of Balochistan|Balochistan Assembly]]
|-
! rowspan=2|Election
! rowspan=2|Leader
! colspan=2|Votes
! colspan=2|Seats
! rowspan=2|Position
! rowspan=2|Resulting government
|-
! #
! %
! #
! ±
|-
! rowspan="1" |[[2018 Balochistan provincial election|2018]]
| rowspan="1" |[[Yar Muhammad Rind]]
| rowspan="1" |109,488
| rowspan="1" |6.21
| rowspan="1" | {{Composition bar|7|65|hex=#E70A0A}}
| rowspan="1" |{{increase}} 7
| rowspan="1" |4th
| {{yes2|{{nowrap|[[Balochistan Awami Party|BAP]] [[coalition government|coalition]]}}}}
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Electoral performance in the [[Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly|Gilgit Baltistan Assembly]]
|-
! rowspan=2|Election
! rowspan=2|Leader
! colspan=2|Votes
! colspan=2|Seats
! rowspan=2|Position
! rowspan=2|Resulting government
|-
! #
! %
! #
! ±
|-
|[[2015 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election|2015]]||Raja Jahanzeb || 42,101 || 11.11% || {{Composition bar|1|33|hex=#E70A0A}}
|{{increase}} 1||3rd|| {{no2|[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML (N)]] Majority}}
|-
|[[2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election|2020]]||[[Khalid Khurshid]]|| – || – || {{Composition bar|22|33|hex=#E70A0A}}
|{{increase}} 21||1st|| {{yes2|{{nowrap|PTI Majority}}}}
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Electoral performance in the [[Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly|Azad Kashmir Assembly]]
|-
! rowspan=2|Election
! rowspan=2|Leader
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|[[2016 Azad Kashmiri general election|2016]]|| [[Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry]] || 211,827 || 12.7% || {{Composition bar|2|49|hex=#E70A0A}}
|{{increase}} 2||4th|| {{no2|[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML (N)]] Majority}}
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|[[2021 Azad Kashmiri general election|2021]]||[[Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi]]|| 613,590 || 32.5%|| {{Composition bar|32|53|hex=#E70A0A}}
|{{increase}} 24||1st|| {{yes2|{{nowrap|PTI Majority}}}}
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===Local Bodies===
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===1997 and 2002 general elections===
Less than a year after its establishment, PTI participated in the [[1997 Pakistani general election|1997 general elections]]. Imran Khan stood in seven constituencies across Pakistan but did not secure a majority in any.<ref>{{harvnb|Talbot|1998|p=2}}</ref>
During the [[2002 Pakistani general election|2002 general elections]], party chairman Imran Khan won one seat from Mianwali. PTI garnered 0.8% of the popular vote.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.ecp.gov.pk/content/GE-2002.htm |publisher=Election Commission of Pakistan |title=Detailed Position of Political Parties / Alliances in National Assembly General Elections – 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820041723/http://www.ecp.gov.pk/content/GE-2002.htm |archive-date=20 August 2010}}</ref>
=== 2008 general elections ===
[[File:Iktearsoffpapers.jpg|thumb|alt=Imran Khan tearing his nomination paper at a press conference in 2007. It has been taken by the Administration of www.insaf.pk, who have allowed to use it.|Imran Khan tearing his nomination paper at a press conference in 2007. PTI boycotted the [[2008 Pakistani general election|2008 general election]].]]PTI openly boycotted the [[2008 Pakistani general election|Pakistani general election]] on 18 February 2008 because it believed that the election was fraudulent and fraught with irregularities.<ref name=":4">[[NPR]], December 14, 2007, [https://www.npr.org/2007/12/14/17246544/pakistans-imran-khan-planning-election-boycott Pakistan's Imran Khan Planning Election Boycott]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mehdi |first=Tahir |date=2014-08-05 |title=Will PTI boycott 'the mid-term' polls? |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1123467 |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
===2013 general elections===
[[File:Imran Khan PTI Chairman in Abbottabad.jpg|thumb|alt=PTI & Imran Khan back up with people living in Hazara on provincial demand, it was announced on 8 April 2012 address to thousands of Pakistanis.|Imran Khan on stage at in a 2012 public gathering at [[Abbottabad]].|left]]
On 21 April 2013, Khan, the chairman of PTI, launched his campaign for the [[2013 Pakistani general election|2013 elections]] from [[Lahore]], where he addressed supporters at [[The Mall, Lahore]] followed by prayers at the [[Data Durbar Complex]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Imran Khan kicks off poll campaign in Pakistan |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/imran-khan-kicks-off-poll-campaign-in-pakistan/1/266867.html |newspaper=India Today |date=21 April 2013 |access-date=8 May 2013 |archive-date=21 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421185044/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/imran-khan-kicks-off-poll-campaign-in-pakistan/1/266867.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Imran opens Lahore poll war front |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/21-Apr-2013/imran-opens-lahore-poll-war-front |newspaper=The Nation |date=21 April 2013 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421081334/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/21-Apr-2013/imran-opens-lahore-poll-war-front |archive-date=21 April 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> This was followed by large rallies in [[Karak, Pakistan|Karak]] and [[Dera Ismail Khan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Covering new ground: Imran Khan to address Karak, DI Khan |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/538414/covering-new-ground-imran-khan-to-address-karak-di-khan |newspaper=The Express Tribune |date=21 April 2013 |access-date=8 May 2013 |archive-date=25 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425042153/http://tribune.com.pk/story/538414/covering-new-ground-imran-khan-to-address-karak-di-khan/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He also announced that he would pull Pakistan out of the US-led [[war on terror]] and bring peace in the Pashtun tribal belt.<ref>{{cite news |title=Will begin new Pakistan after three weeks: Imran |url=http://www.geo.tv/latest/86258-will-begin-new-pakistan-after-three-weeks-imran |website=Geo.tv |date=21 April 2013 |access-date=11 March 2017 |archive-date=4 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804091609/https://www.geo.tv/latest/86258-will-begin-new-pakistan-after-three-weeks-imran |url-status=live }}</ref> On 22 April 2013, Khan addressed different public meetings in [[Malakand District|Malakand]], [[Lower Dir District]] and [[Upper Dir District]], where he announced that PTI would introduce a uniform education system in which the children of rich and poor would have equal opportunities.<ref>{{cite news |title=Imran Khan vows to release Pakistan from US slavery |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/22-Apr-2013/imran-khan-vows-to-release-pakistan-from-us-slavery |newspaper=The Nation |date=22 April 2013 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423061904/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/22-Apr-2013/imran-khan-vows-to-release-pakistan-from-us-slavery |archive-date=23 April 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
On the same day, he spoke at a rally in [[Rawalpindi]]'s [[Constituency NA-56]], accompanied by [[Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Imran kicks off Rawalpindi campaign |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/23-Apr-2013/imran-kicks-off-rawalpindi-campaign |newspaper=The Nation |date=23 April 2013 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423070836/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/elections-2013/23-Apr-2013/imran-kicks-off-rawalpindi-campaign |archive-date=23 April 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 23 April 2013, Khan addressed large rallies in [[Renala Khurd]], [[Okara, Pakistan|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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Imran throws down gauntlet to Nawaz, invites him to debate |url=http://www.geo.tv/latest/58428-imran-throws-down-gauntlet-to-nawaz-invites-him-to-debate |website=Geo.tv |date=23 April 2013 |access-date=11 March 2017 |archive-date=13 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813111513/https://www.geo.tv/latest/58428-imran-throws-down-gauntlet-to-nawaz-invites-him-to-debate |url-status=live }}</ref> On 24 April, Khan addressed rallies in [[Nankana Sahib District]], [[Sheikhupura]], and [[Pattoki]], where he announced that once in power, no [[Member of Parliament|parliamentarian]] would receive development funds as they are misused for achieving political gains.<ref>{{cite news |title=PML-N used govt funds for political gains: Imran Khan |url=http://www.geo.tv/latest/86338-pml-n-used-govt-funds-for-political-gains-imran-khan |website=Geo.tv |date=24 April 2013 |access-date=11 March 2017 |archive-date=4 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804091638/https://www.geo.tv/latest/86338-pml-n-used-govt-funds-for-political-gains-imran-khan |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 25 April 2013, Khan addressed political gatherings in [[Punjab (region)|South Punjab]], including in [[Pakpattan]], [[Lodhran]], and [[Vehari]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Funds should have been used on energy not metro bus: Imran |url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-98381-Funds-should-have-been-used-on-energy-not-metro-bus:-Imran- |newspaper=The News International |date=25 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019002135/http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-98381-Funds-should-have-been-used-on-energy-not-metro-bus:-Imran- |archive-date=19 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Lodhran rally: May 11 would prove a day to celebrate, says Imran Khan |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/540587/lodhran-rally-may-11-would-prove-a-day-to-celebrate-says-imran-khan/ |newspaper=[[The Express Tribune]] |date=26 April 2013 |first=Kashif |last=Zafar |access-date=8 May 2013 |archive-date=30 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430055350/http://tribune.com.pk/story/540587/lodhran-rally-may-11-would-prove-a-day-to-celebrate-says-imran-khan/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On the following day, Khan continued his mass campaign in South Punjab. He addressed rallies at [[Jalalpur Pirwala]], [[Muzaffargarh]], [[Mian Channu]], [[Kabirwala]], and [[Khanewal]]. He promised to end the system of [[tyranny]] and announced that once in power, he would enact laws allowing every village or town to elect its own Station House Officer, believing it would prevent corruption and [[police brutality]]. He also promised to eliminate the post of [[Patwari]] and establish a computerised and professional land record system.<ref>{{cite news |title=PTI to end system of tyranny: Imran Khan |url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/04/26/news/national/pti-to-end-system-of-tyranny-imran-khan |newspaper=[[Pakistan Today]] |date=26 April 2013 |access-date=8 May 2013 |archive-date=1 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501110855/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/04/26/news/national/pti-to-end-system-of-tyranny-imran-khan/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Imran terms 'system of oppression' major problem |url=http://www.geo.tv/latest/86391-imran-terms-%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%CB%9Csystem-of-oppression%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%84%A2-major-problem |website=Geo.tv |date=26 April 2013 |access-date=11 March 2017 |archive-date=4 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804080152/https://www.geo.tv/latest/86391-imran-terms-%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%CB%9Csystem-of-oppression%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%84%A2-major-problem |url-status=live }}</ref>
Khan concluded his South Punjab campaign by addressing rallies at [[Bahawalpur]], [[Khanpur, Rahim Yar Khan|Khanpur]], [[Sadiqabad, Punjab|Sadiqabad]], [[Rahim Yar Khan]], and [[Rajanpur]] on 27 April. During the campaign, he collectively visited over 25 towns and cities, addressing dozens of rallies and corner meetings. He promised to hold accountable the killers behind the [[assassination of Benazir Bhutto]] and stated that the local government system is important for the prosperity of Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news |title=Election trail: Imran Khan wraps up a campaign in Seraiki belt |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/541131/election-trail-imran-khan-wraps-up-campaign-in-seraiki-belt |newspaper=[[The Express Tribune]] |date=27 April 2013 |access-date=8 May 2013 |archive-date=1 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501000009/http://tribune.com.pk/story/541131/election-trail-imran-khan-wraps-up-campaign-in-seraiki-belt/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 28 April, Khan moved to central Punjab where he addressed large rallies in [[Mandi Bahauddin]], [[Hafizabad]], and [[Sargodha]], promising to bring justice and equality to Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news |title=Continuing Campaign: PTI to fix Pakistan's ruined system, says Khan |url=http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2013/04/pti-to-fix-pakistan-s-ruined-system-says-khan/ |publisher=[[SAMAA TV]] |date=28 April 2013 |access-date=11 March 2017 |archive-date=11 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411174353/https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2013/04/pti-to-fix-pakistan-s-ruined-system-says-khan/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 29 April 2013, Khan addressed rallies at [[Murree]], [[Talagang]], [[Chakwal]], [[Taxila (modern)|Taxila]], and [[Attock]].<ref>{{cite news |title=PTI's 'passion' to overwhelm PML-N's 'profusion': Imran Khan |url=http://www.geo.tv/latest/86476-ptis-passion-to-overwhelm-pml-ns-profusion-imran-khan |newspaper=[[GEO TV]] |date=29 April 2013 |access-date=11 March 2017 |archive-date=13 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813112202/https://www.geo.tv/latest/86476-ptis-passion-to-overwhelm-pml-ns-profusion-imran-khan |url-status=live }}</ref> On 30 April, Khan visited his hometown of [[Mianwali]], where he addressed several rallies, criticizing the Bhuttos and Sharifs. He stated, 'You can't lead a revolution from behind bulletproof glass,' and claimed that he had conquered the fear of dying 17 years ago.<ref>{{cite news |title=You can't lead a revolution from behind bullet-proof glass: Imran |url=http://election.dunyanews.tv/index.php/news_detail/171654-You%20cant%20lead%20revolution%20from%20behind%20bullet-proof%20glass:%20Imran |newspaper=[[Dunya News]] |date=30 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503090731/http://election.dunyanews.tv/index.php/news_detail/171654-You%20cant%20lead%20revolution%20from%20behind%20bullet-proof%20glass:%20Imran |archive-date=3 May 2013}}</ref> On 1 and 2 March, Khan addressed gatherings in [[Sibi]], [[Loralai]], [[Zafarwal]], [[Pasrur]], [[Narowal]], [[Jacobabad]], and also led a car rally in [[Rawalpindi]].<ref>{{cite news |title=PTI to stop operations in Balochistan: Imran |url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/05/01/news/national/pti-to-stop-operations-in-balochistan-imran/ |newspaper=[[Pakistan Today]] |date=1 May 2013 |access-date=8 May 2013 |archive-date=3 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503043412/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/05/01/news/national/pti-to-stop-operations-in-balochistan-imran/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Imran Khan brazen in Pakistan campaign |url=http://www.news24.com/World/News/Imran-Khan-brazen-in-Pakistan-campaign-20130430 |newspaper=[[News24 (website)|News24]] |date=30 April 2013 |access-date=8 May 2013 |archive-date=3 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503021509/http://www.news24.com/World/News/Imran-Khan-brazen-in-Pakistan-campaign-20130430 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 3 May, Khan continued his campaign at [[Battagram]], [[Mansehra]], [[Torghar District]], [[Abbottabad]], and [[Haripur District|Haripur]], followed by rallies at [[Buner District]], [[Swabi]], [[Charsadda]], [[Mardan]], [[Nowshera District|Nowshera]], and [[Peshawar]] on 4th, promising to abandon the war on terror.<ref>{{cite news |title=Imran says the change has already come to Pakistan |url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-99453-Imran-says-the-change-has-already-come-to-Pakistan |newspaper=[[The News International]] |date=3 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019002135/http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-99453-Imran-says-the-change-has-already-come-to-Pakistan |archive-date=19 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Imran Khan reaches out to young voters with 'third-way' in Pakistan's general election |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/03/imran-khan-pakistan-voters |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=3 May 2013 |first=Jason |last=Burke |access-date=12 December 2017 |archive-date=8 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908113603/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/03/imran-khan-pakistan-voters |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=PTI to abandon war on terror, if voted to power: Imran |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/812089/pti-to-abandon-war-on-terror-if-voted-to-power-imran |newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |date=4 May 2013 |access-date=11 March 2017 |archive-date=27 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727085309/https://www.dawn.com/news/812089/pti-to-abandon-war-on-terror-if-voted-to-power-imran |url-status=live }}</ref>
====2013 general election results====
[[File:PTI in 2013 Elections.svg|thumb|PTI in 2013 Elections by percentage of votes polled]]Pakistan's [[2013 Pakistani general election|2013 elections]] took place on 11 May 2013 across the country. The elections resulted in a clear majority for the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]], a strong rival of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, although PTI managed to surpass the [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] as the main opposition to PML-N's candidates in the Punjab Province. PTI's popularity propelled 20 representatives to the Punjab Assembly.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nation.com.pk/elections-2013/12-May-2013/tehrik-i-insaf-sweeps-khyber-pakhtunkhwa |title=Tehrik-i-Insaf sweeps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |newspaper=The Nation |date=12 May 2013 |access-date=11 March 2017 |archive-date=20 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320045231/http://nation.com.pk/elections-2013/12-May-2013/tehrik-i-insaf-sweeps-khyber-pakhtunkhwa |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/548459/imrans-tsunami-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-lives-up-to-tradition/ |title=Imran's tsunami: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa lives up to tradition |newspaper=[[The Express Tribune]] |date=13 May 2013 |access-date=14 May 2013 |archive-date=9 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609110528/http://tribune.com.pk/story/548459/imrans-tsunami-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-lives-up-to-tradition/ |url-status=live }}</ref> PTI also emerged as the second-largest party in [[Karachi]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/548862/ecp-results-show-pti-second-largest-in-karachi/ |title=ECP results show PTI second largest in Karachi |newspaper=[[The Express Tribune]] |date=14 May 2013 |access-date=14 May 2013 |archive-date=7 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607045635/http://tribune.com.pk/story/548862/ecp-results-show-pti-second-largest-in-karachi/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
According to unofficial results announced by Pakistani media and the [[Election Commission of Pakistan]], Imran Khan, Chairman of PTI, won three of the four constituencies he contested, securing victories in [[Constituency NA-1]], [[Constituency NA-56]], and [[Constituency NA-71]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pakwatan.com/pakistan-news.php?id=7022 |title=Imran Khan wins from NA-71 Mianwali, NA-1 Peshawar, loses NA-122 Lahore |publisher=Pak Watan |date=12 May 2013 |access-date=14 May 2013 |archive-date=21 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021110256/http://www.pakwatan.com/pakistan-news.php?id=7022 |url-status=live }}</ref> PTI won 31 directly elected parliamentary seats, marking a significant increase from the 2002 elections. Nationally, PTI became the third-largest party and the largest in [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], as well as the second-largest in [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/547893/pti-concedes-defeat-in-pakistan-elections/ |title=PTI concedes defeat in Pakistan elections |newspaper=[[The Express Tribune]] |date=12 May 2013 |access-date=14 May 2013 |archive-date=26 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226144844/https://tribune.com.pk/story/547893/pti-concedes-defeat-in-pakistan-elections/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PTI defeated all mainstream political parties across the province with mostly new candidates. It secured every seat in [[Peshawar]], [[Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Nowshera]], and [[Mardan district]]. It is anticipated that PTI will lead a [[coalition government]] in the province. However, PTI failed to secure a majority in Punjab and made limited gains in [[Sindh]] or [[Baluchistan]]. PTI obtained 34 out of 99 seats in the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/548601/provincial-assemblies-as-numbers-add-up-pml-n-shows-strength-in-punjab-pti-holds-kp/ |title=Provincial assemblies: As numbers add up PML-N shows strength in Punjab, PTI holds KP |newspaper=The Express Tribune |date=13 May 2013 |access-date=14 May 2013 |archive-date=8 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608063529/http://tribune.com.pk/story/548601/provincial-assemblies-as-numbers-add-up-pml-n-shows-strength-in-punjab-pti-holds-kp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
====Sindh====
Apart from [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]] was largely overlooked by PTI during much of its election campaign, and this is reflected in the results. The party failed to field candidates in 19 out of Interior Sindh's 40 constituencies. Where it did field candidates, it struggled to surpass the 5% vote benchmark in 18 constituencies. In most of these constituencies, the number of votes received was in the hundreds. PTI's only significant showing in interior Sindh was in the constituencies of [[Constituency NA-228|NA-228]] [[Umerkot]] and [[Constituency NA-230|NA-230]] [[Tharparkar]], where the party's vice president, [[Shah Mehmood Qureshi]], has a considerable following through his spiritual Ghousia Jamaat.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tunio |first=Hafeez |title=Qureshi's religious awakening: Sajjada Nashin orders his followers to reorganise themselves |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/298711/qureshis-religious-awakening-sajjada-nashin-orders-his-followers-to-reorganise-themselves/ |newspaper=The Express Tribune |date=28 November 2011 |access-date=16 May 2016 |archive-date=4 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604041531/http://tribune.com.pk/story/298711/qureshis-religious-awakening-sajjada-nashin-orders-his-followers-to-reorganise-themselves/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==== Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ====
In the northwestern province of [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], PTI formed a governing coalition with the [[Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan|Jamaat-e-Islami]] and [[Qaumi Watan Party|Qaumi Watan]] parties in 2013. On 13 May 2013, [[Parvez Khattak]] was appointed as the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.<ref>{{cite news |date=14 May 2013 |title=Imran Khan's party set to form govt in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/international/imran-khan-s-party-set-to-form-govt-in-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-113051400373_1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023000626/http://www.business-standard.com/article/international/imran-khan-s-party-set-to-form-govt-in-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-113051400373_1.html |archive-date=23 October 2013 |access-date=16 May 2013 |work=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref> The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Development Advisory Committee includes [[Asad Umar]], [[Jehangir Khan Tareen]], Ali Asghar Khan, Khalid Mehsud, and [[Rustam Shah Mohmand]].<ref>{{cite news |date=14 May 2013 |title=PTI, JI reach deal on forming KP govt |url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/05/14/news/national/pti-ji-reach-deal-on-forming-kp-govt/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129032521/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/05/14/national/pti-ji-reach-deal-on-forming-kp-govt/ |archive-date=29 January 2015 |newspaper=Pakistan Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=15 May 2013 |title=Imran Khan finalises Pervaiz Khattak as next K-P chief minister |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/549877/imran-khan-finalises-pervaiz-khattak-as-next-k-p-chief-minister/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608175229/http://tribune.com.pk/story/549877/imran-khan-finalises-pervaiz-khattak-as-next-k-p-chief-minister/ |archive-date=8 June 2013 |access-date=18 June 2013 |newspaper=The Express Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=29 May 2013 |title=PTI grabs 10 women special seats in KPK |url=http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/172/1190319/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021095740/http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/172/1190319/ |archive-date=21 October 2013 |newspaper=[[Business Recorder]]}}</ref>
=== 2018 general elections ===
Pakistan's [[2018 Pakistani general election|2018 elections]] took place on 25 July 2018 nationwide. The elections saw Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) secure a majority of seats in the National Assembly with 116 seats won. Adding 28 women and 5 Minority seats, the total tally reached 149.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shah |first=Kriti M |date=18 December 2018 |title=Pakistan general elections 2018: Analysis of results and implications |url=https://www.orfonline.org/research/pakistan-general-elections-2018-analysis-of-results-and-implications-46324 |website=Observer Research Foundation}}</ref> With PTI securing the largest seat share and vote share, it formed [[Imran Khan government|a government]] at the centre in alliance with [[Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan]] (MQM-P), [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML (Q)), [[Balochistan Awami Party]] (BAP), [[Balochistan National Party (Mengal)]] (BNP-M), [[Grand Democratic Alliance]] (GDA), [[Awami Muslim League (Pakistan)]] (AML), and [[Jamhoori Wattan Party]] (JWP).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chaudhry |first=Fahad |date=2018-07-30 |title=PTI claims it has numbers to form govt at Centre, Punjab |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1423845 |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> Additionally, PTI secured government in [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] with 78 seats, [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] with 175 seats, and formed an alliance government in [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]]. Following the elections, [[Imran Khan]] was elected as Prime Minister, receiving 176 votes against [[Shehbaz Sharif]]'s 96 votes. PTI also succeeded in electing its Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, [[Asad Qaiser]] and [[Qasim Suri]] respectively. On 4 September 2018, [[Arif Alvi]] was elected as the 13th [[President of Pakistan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shah |first=Dawn com {{!}} Fahad Chaudhry {{!}} Hafeezullah Sherani {{!}} Arif Malik {{!}} Syed Ali |date=2018-09-04 |title=PTI's Dr Arif Alvi elected 13th President of Pakistan |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1430542 |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> PTI nominated [[Usman Buzdar]] as Chief Minister of Punjab,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yasif |first=Rana |date=2018-08-19 |title=PTI's Usman Buzdar becomes new Punjab chief minister |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1784399/punjab-assembly-pick-20th-chief-minister |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> [[Mahmood Khan]] as Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,<ref>{{Cite web |last=APP |first=Arif Hayat {{!}} |date=2018-08-08 |title=Imran Khan chooses Swat's Mahmood Khan as KP CM nominee |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1425752 |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> and [[Jam Kamal Khan]] as Chief Minister of Balochistan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=mohammad.zafar |date=2018-08-18 |title=Jam Kamal elected as Balochistan's CM |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1783765/jam-kamal-khan-elected-balochistan-chief-minister |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> The party also appointed governors: [[Chaudhry Sarwar]] as Governor of Punjab, [[Imran Ismail]] as Governor of Sindh,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sherani |first=Tahir |date=2018-08-24 |title=PTI's Imran Ismail appointed Governor of Sindh |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1428670 |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> and [[Shah Farman]] as Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2018-08-16 |title=Shah Farman PTI choice for K-P governor slot |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1782386/shah-farman-pti-choice-k-p-governor-slot |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> Prime Minister Imran Khan formed his cabinet, with key positions like Minister of Finance entrusted to [[Asad Umar]] and Minister of Foreign Affairs to [[Shah Mehmood Qureshi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-08-20 |title=16 ministers from PM Imran Khan's Cabinet sworn-in |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/16-ministers-from-pm-imran-khans-cabinet-sworn-in/articleshow/65470793.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-10-19 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
=== 2024 general elections ===
Pakistan's [[2024 Pakistani general election|2024 elections]] took place on 8 February 2024 across the country. The elections resulted in a coalition government being formed by [[Shehbaz Sharif]] and [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML-N]], though the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf claims that the elections were rigged by the PML-N in coordination with the [[Pakistan Armed Forces]] against PTI.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-09 |title=The 'generals' elections' in Pakistan that turned against the military |url=https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240209-the-generals-elections-that-turned-against-pakistan-s-military |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref> [[Allegations of rigging in the 2024 Pakistani general election]] were widespread. Firstly, most of PTI's leadership including chairman [[Imran Khan]] himself alongside [[Shah Mahmood Qureshi|Shah Mehmood Qureshi]], [[Yasmin Rashid]], [[Ejaz Chaudhary]], [[Aliya Hamza Malik]], [[Omer Sarfraz Cheema|Omar Sarfraz Cheema]], [[Mehmood-ur-Rasheed]], [[Parvez Elahi]] and other PTI seniors were imprisoned in the run-up to the elections.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Al Jazeera |title=Long wait for families of PTI leaders jailed over 2023 protests in Pakistan |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/3/5/long-wait-for-families-of-pti-leaders-jailed-over-2023-protests-in-pakistan |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> With most of PTI's leadership arrested, in hiding like [[Murad Saeed]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Admin |title=PTI's underground leader, Murad Saeed, submits nomination papers despite being in hiding |url=https://24newshd.tv/24-Dec-2023/ptis-underground-leader-murad-saeed-submits-nomination-papers-despite-being-in-hiding |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=24newshd.tv |date=25 December 2023 |language=en}}</ref> [[Mian Aslam Iqbal]] and [[Hammad Azhar]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dawn.com |date=2024-05-22 |title=PTI leader Hammad Azhar reappears on public scene after almost a year in hiding |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1835033 |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> or leaving and creating their own new parties like [[Jahangir Tareen]], [[Aleem Khan]] and [[Pervez Khattak]], PTI was left with little leadership to run in the elections. As a result, [[Gohar Ali Khan]] was made PTI chairman, [[Shibli Faraz]] was made PTI head in the Senate and [[Omar Ayub Khan]] was made candidate for Prime Minister. PTI and observers have claimed it has found evidence of pre-poll rigging.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-01 |title=Pakistan's Upcoming Election Under Scrutiny Amid Pre-Poll Rigging Charges |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistan-s-upcoming-election-under-scrutiny-amid-pre-poll-rigging-charges-/7421036.html |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=Voice of America |language=en}}</ref> Many PTI leaders were forced to have their relatives run in the elections due to an alleged crackdown, including [[Parvez Elahi]]'s wife Qaisara Elahi running<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-06 |title=In Pakistan's Gujrat, two Chaudhrys in bare-knuckle election fight after family feud |url=https://arab.news/5mtqa |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref> and [[Usman Dar]]'s mother Rehana Dar running.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=2024-02-10 |title=Rehana Dar challenges Khwaja Asif's victory in NA-71 |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/10-Feb-2024/rehana-dar-challenges-khwaja-asif-s-victory-in-na-71 |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref> Imran Khan was jailed for the duration of the election. Due to an alleged crackdown, PTI was unable to campaign for the elections.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Campbell |first=Charlie |date=2024-02-09 |title=Pakistan's Military Couldn't Keep Imran Khan Down. Now What? |url=https://time.com/6693147/pakistan-election-results-imran-khan-pti-military/ |access-date=2024-08-10 |magazine=TIME |language=en}}</ref> PTI filed several candidates but due to the Supreme Court’s [[PTI intra-party elections case]], PTI candidates were forced to run as [[Independent politician|Independent candidates]] and lost their electoral [[cricket bat]] symbol. Despite having to undergo strict measures, PTI won the largest vote share and second largest seat share. PTI claims it won the elections in Punjab and nationwide and claims several vote numbers throughout Pakistan were changed by the [[Election Commission of Pakistan|ECP]] to decrease vote amounts for PTI.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dawn.com |date=2024-02-11 |title=PTI alleges Form 47 of 18 NA seats 'falsely changed' by returning officers |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1813349 |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> The largest PTI claims over a constituency have occurred over [[NA-130 Lahore-XIV]], which PTI claims that jailed PTI senior [[Yasmin Rashid]] won against 3-time former Prime Minister [[Nawaz Sharif]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jailed Pakistan candidate says she defeated Nawaz Sharif |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/2/13/jailed-candidate-says-she-defeated-nawaz-sharif |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> PTI claims it won a total of 180 National Assembly seats in comparison to the 93 seats it officially won.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hussain |first=Abid |title=Pakistan's PTI faces uphill battle as rivals unite, Imran Khan in jail |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/21/out-of-power-whats-next-for-imran-khans-pti-in-pakistan |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> PTI had also pushed forward claims that [[Khawaja Asif]] lost his seat in an overwhelming defeat to Rehana Dar in [[NA-71 Sialkot-II]],<ref name=":02" /> as well as that PTI candidate [[Salman Akram Raja]] won the seat [[NA-128 Lahore-XII]] by a large majority, but the seat was rigged in favor of [[Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party|IPP]] among other pre-poll and after-poll rigging allegations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NGO finds 'voting discrepancies' in NA-128 |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1218463-ngo-finds-voting-discrepancies-in-na-128 |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref> In total, PTI was able to form a large majority government in [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] under [[Ali Amin Gandapur]] and was able to become the single largest party in the National Assembly,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Iftikhar A. |date=2024-07-13 |title=PTI to emerge as largest party, rulers lose two-thirds majority |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1845532 |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> while being the largest opposition party in [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]].
==Presence across provincial assemblies==
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2"| Provincial assembly
! rowspan="2"| Seats
! colspan="3"| Status
|-
! In government
! Single largest party
! Majority/coalition
|-
| [[AJK Legislative Assembly]]
| {{Composition bar|19|53|hex=#E70A0A}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Opposition
|-
| [[Provincial Assembly of Balochistan]]
| {{Composition bar|0|65|hex=#E70A0A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| No presence
|-
| [[Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly]]
| {{Composition bar|22|33|hex=#E70A0A}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| Majority
|-
| [[Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
| {{Composition bar|58|145|hex=#E70A0A}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| Majority
|-
| [[Provincial Assembly of Punjab]]
| {{Composition bar|29|371|hex=#E70A0A}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| Opposition
|-
| [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh]]
| {{Composition bar|6|168|hex=#E70A0A}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| In Opposition
|}
=== Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ===
{{main|Pervez Khattak Administration|Gandapur ministry}}
In the northwestern province of [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], PTI has ruled with a [[majority government]] three times. PTI ruled from 2013 to 2018 under the [[Pervez Khattak administration]], from 2018 to 2023 under Chief Minister [[Mahmood Khan]] and from 2024 to the present under the [[Gandapur ministry]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |title=Pak's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province Assembly session called on Feb 28 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/world/paks-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-province-assembly-session-called-on-feb-28-2908950 |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>
In the [[2024 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election]], Independent candidates allied with PTI won 86 seats.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=PAKP |url=https://www.pakp.gov.pk/ |access-date=2024-08-15 |language=en-US}}</ref> Subsequently, [[Ali Amin Gandapur]] was elected as [[Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] on PTI's behalf. Out of these 86 seats, 58 are officially recognized as PTI members by the [[Supreme Court of Pakistan]] and [[Election Commission of Pakistan]],<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Sadozai |first=Irfan |date=2024-07-29 |title=ECP notifies 93 returned MPAs as PTI lawmakers |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1848772 |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> while the remaining seats are officially Independents.<ref name=":2" />
=== Punjab ===
In Pakistan’s most populous province, [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], PTI has served as the largest opposition party twice and the ruling majority party once. From 2013 to 2018, PTI served as the largest opposition party with 30 seats and had PTI leader [[Mehmood-ur-Rasheed]] as opposition leader.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112185513/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Downloads/General%20Election%202013/Party%20Position/Party%20Position%20(Provincial%20Assembly).pdf|title=ECP, 2013 Provincial Election Results}}</ref> From 2018 to 2022 PTI served as the largest and ruling party in Punjab, with [[Usman Buzdar]] as [[Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)|Chief Minister of Punjab]]. From 2024 to the present PTI is serving as the opposition party in the Punjab Assembly.
In the [[2024 Punjab provincial election]], Independent candidates allied with PTI won the second-most seats, though the party claims it won the first-most seats without rigging.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raza |first=Syed Irfan |date=2024-02-10 |title=PTI claims victory in Centre, KP and Punjab |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1812970 |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> Out of this, 29 have been recognized as PTI members by the [[Supreme Court of Pakistan]] and [[Election Commission of Pakistan]],<ref name=":3" /> while the remaining seats are officially recognized as members of the [[Sunni Ittehad Council]]. PTI nominated [[Mian Aslam Iqbal]] for Opposition Leader but has been replaced by [[Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar]] temporarily due to threats of an arrest to Iqbal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SIC nominates Bachar as temporary opposition leader in Punjab Assembly |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1170181-sic-nominates-bachar-as-temporary-opposition-leader-in-punjab-pa |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref>
=== Sindh ===
In the southern province of [[Sindh]], PTI has been the largest opposition party once, from 2018 to 2022, with [[Firdous Shamim Naqvi]] and [[Haleem Adil Sheikh]] as Leader of the Opposition in the [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-02-14 |title=Firdous Shamim Naqvi resigns as Sindh Assembly Opposition Leader |url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/582117-Firdous-Shamim-Naqvi-resigns-Sindh-Assembly-Opposition-Leader |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Dunya News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-27 |title=Haleem Adil Sheikh appointed as new Opposition Leader in Sindh Assembly |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/27-Jan-2021/haleem-adil-sheikh-appointed-as-new-opposition-leader-in-sindh-assembly |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref> PTI is currently serving as an opposition party in Sindh since 2024 after PTI-backed members won 10 seats. Out of these, 6 are recognized as PTI and 4 are recognized as members of the [[Sunni Ittehad Council]].<ref name="affiliation">{{Cite web |last=Sadozai |first=Irfan |date=2024-07-29 |title=ECP notifies 93 returned MPAs as PTI lawmakers |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1848772 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> PTI has alleged that 38 Sindh Assembly seats, many of which are in [[Karachi]] were rigged in the [[2024 Sindh provincial election]] against it, in favor of [[Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan|MQM-P]] and [[Pakistan People's Party|PPP]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=PTI won 20 NA seats from Karachi, two from Hyderabad, says Haleem |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1160537-pti-won-20-na-seats-from-karachi-two-from-hyderabad-says-haleem |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref>
PTI has been found to win most of its seats in [[Karachi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-02 |title=PTI overthrew MQM, PPP in Karachi, but can it retain the throne? |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1350136/world |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref> It also holds a political alliance with the [[Grand Democratic Alliance]] (GDA) against PPP.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GDA to support PTI for government formation in centre |url=https://www.bexpress.com.pk/2018/08/gda-to-support-pti-for-government-formation-in-centre |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Daily Balochistan Express, Quetta |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-02-15 |title=PTI voices support for GDA's protest against 'election rigging' |url=https://arynews.tv/pti-voices-support-for-gdas-protest-against-election-rigging/ |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=ARY NEWS |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Controversies==
===Foreign funding case===
{{main|PTI foreign funding case}}
Imran Khan was arrested due to the case, and Pakistani court rejected a petition by PTI.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-02 |title=Pakistani court rejects petition by ex-PM Khan's party in foreign funding case |url=https://arab.news/gttvk |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=Arab News PK |language=en}}</ref>
===Protests and civil disobedience===
PTI launched its first dharna on 14 August 2014. The party was involved in laying siege and paralyzing the capital of Pakistan, Islamabad, to stop the Government from functioning. PTI was charged with targeting Pakistan Television and parliament, as well as law enforcement.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/13-Nov-2014/pti-worker-involved-in-attacks-on-ptv-and-parliament-house-get-bail|title=PTI worker involved in attacks on PTV and Parliament House gets bail|newspaper=The Nation|date=13 November 2014|access-date=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103093750/http://nation.com.pk/national/13-Nov-2014/pti-worker-involved-in-attacks-on-ptv-and-parliament-house-get-bail|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1205354/atc-directs-police-arrest-imran-qadri-ptv-attack-case/|title=ATC directs police to arrest Imran, Qadri in PTV attack case|newspaper=The Express Tribune|date=21 October 2016|access-date=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103002353/http://tribune.com.pk/story/1205354/atc-directs-police-arrest-imran-qadri-ptv-attack-case/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/PTV-attack-case-Pakistan-court-directs-police-to-arrest-Imran-Khan-others/articleshow/54973515.cms|title=PTV attack case: Pakistan court directs police to arrest Imran Khan, others|newspaper=The Times of India|date=21 October 2016|access-date=2 January 2017|archive-date=7 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407071932/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/PTV-attack-case-Pakistan-court-directs-police-to-arrest-Imran-Khan-others/articleshow/54973515.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The party founder, Imran Khan, burned his utility bills to encourage participants to join his protest against rising electricity prices.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1133132|title=Imran Khan joins civil disobedience movement, burns power bill|date=20 September 2014|newspaper=Dawn|access-date=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103003737/http://www.dawn.com/news/1133132|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Justice Wajihuddin tribunal===
PTI's former leader and head of the party's election tribunal investigated corruption and fraud, as well as internal election rigging within PTI. His tribunal expelled Secretary-General Jahangir Tareen, PTI's KPK Chief Minister Pervez Khattak, and senior leader Nadir Laghari for manipulating intra-party polls. It also reported fraud in party funds.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1188490|title=PTI tribunal 'punishes' party stalwarts|date=16 June 2015|newspaper=Dawn|access-date=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103003402/http://www.dawn.com/news/1188490|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/284554-PTI-election-tribunal-orders-to-expel-Jahangir-Tar|title=PTI election tribunal orders to expel Jahangir Tareen, Nadir Leghari|publisher=Dunya News|date=16 June 2015|access-date=2 January 2017|archive-date=21 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421072254/https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/284554-PTI-election-tribunal-orders-to-expel-Jahangir-Tar|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1194597|title=Wajih-led tribunal reports misuse of funds, divisions within PTI|date=15 July 2015|newspaper=Dawn|access-date=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203060840/http://www.dawn.com/news/1194597|url-status=live}}</ref> Later, Wajihuddin was expelled from the party by Imran Khan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1198553|title=Imran Khan suspends Justice (r) Wajihuddin's PTI membership|date=5 August 2015|newspaper=Dawn|access-date=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103165146/http://www.dawn.com/news/1198553|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Attacks on journalists and harassment of women by alleged PTI supporters===
PTI supporters have been reported to have attacked media personnel during their protest demonstrations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ifex.org/pakistan/2014/12/17/protest_demonstrations/|title=Media teams attacked while covering protest demonstrations in Pakistan|work=IFEX|agency=Pakistan Press Foundation|date=17 December 2014|access-date=9 April 2017|archive-date=9 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409201043/http://www.ifex.org/pakistan/2014/12/17/protest_demonstrations/|url-status=live}}</ref> Several female journalists have reported harassment by party workers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1151213|title=5 awful responses to Sana Mirza's harassment at the PTI rally|date=16 December 2014|newspaper=Dawn|access-date=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103003358/http://www.dawn.com/news/1151213|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/642265-pti-attacks-on-journalists-a-result-of-what-imran-says-on-stage|title=PTI attacks on journalists a result of what Imran says on stage|newspaper=The News International|date=16 December 2014|access-date=9 April 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103093948/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/642265-pti-attacks-on-journalists-a-result-of-what-imran-says-on-stage|url-status=live}}</ref> The harassment of women has also been reported at PTI's gatherings.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1191011/curbing-harrassment-womens-safety-pti-goes-extra-mile/|title=Curbing harassment: For women's safety, PTI goes the extra mile|date=30 September 2016|newspaper=The Express Tribune|access-date=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103003307/http://tribune.com.pk/story/1191011/curbing-harrassment-womens-safety-pti-goes-extra-mile/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://channel24.pk/highlights/2016/05/03/women-harassment-at-pti-rally-caught-on-camera/|title=Women harassment at PTI rally caught on camera|date=3 May 2016|website=24 News HD|access-date=9 April 2017|archive-date=10 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410053533/http://channel24.pk/highlights/2016/05/03/women-harassment-at-pti-rally-caught-on-camera/|url-status=live}}</ref>
During PTI's public protests, [[Geo News]] DSNGs had to remove their stickers to escape vandalism by party workers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.geo.tv/latest/119378-PTI-workers-attack-Geo-News-DSNG-van-in-Swabi|title=PTI workers attack Geo News' DSNG van in Swabi|website=Geo.tv|date=1 November 2016|access-date=9 April 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103004547/https://www.geo.tv/latest/119378-PTI-workers-attack-Geo-News-DSNG-van-in-Swabi|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/161677-PTI-workers-attack-Geo-TV-DSNG-near-Burhan|title=PTI workers attack Geo TV DSNG near Burhan|newspaper=The News International|date=2 November 2016|access-date=9 April 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103094018/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/161677-PTI-workers-attack-Geo-TV-DSNG-near-Burhan|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cpu.org.uk/uncategorized/media-teams-attacked-while-covering-protest-demonstrations-in-pakistan/|title=Media teams attacked while covering protest demonstrations in Pakistan|work=CPU Media Trust|date=18 December 2014|access-date=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103013138/http://cpu.org.uk/uncategorized/media-teams-attacked-while-covering-protest-demonstrations-in-pakistan/|url-status=live}}</ref> PTI workers also attacked the Geo News Islamabad office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geo.tv/latest/74931-pti-workers-attack-geo-news-islamabad-office|title=PTI workers attack Geo News Islamabad office|website=Geo.tv|date=14 September 2014|access-date=9 April 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103004458/https://www.geo.tv/latest/74931-pti-workers-attack-geo-news-islamabad-office|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Allegations of conspiracy to dissolve government using judiciary===
PTI's former president, Makhdoom Javed Hashmi, has alleged that Imran Khan was conspiring with the [[Chief Justice of Pakistan]], [[Nasirul Mulk]]. to dissolve the government of Nawaz Sharif.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1305784/disgruntled-elements-in-army-wanted-to-destroy-parliament-through-imran-khan-javed-hashmi|title=Hashmi says Imran conspired with 'disgruntled elements in the army' during 2014 sit-in|date=2 January 2017|newspaper=Dawn|access-date=9 April 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103201323/http://www.dawn.com/news/1305784/disgruntled-elements-in-army-wanted-to-destroy-parliament-through-imran-khan-javed-hashmi|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Accusation of anti-state violence===
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Following the arrest of Imran Khan on 9 May 2023, the supporters and workers of PTI allegedly targeted [[Pakistan Army]]'s installations.<ref name="cnn">{{cite news |title=Protesters are turning on Pakistan's military after Imran Khan's arrest. Here's what you need to know |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/11/asia/imran-khan-pakistan-political-explainer-intl-hnk/index.html |work=CNN |date=11 May 2023 |access-date=23 May 2023 |archive-date=23 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523141555/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/11/asia/imran-khan-pakistan-political-explainer-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The protesters broke into the regional commander's house in [[Lahore]] and burned the building. They also attempted to enter [[General Headquarters (Pakistan Army)|GHQ]]'s gate in [[Rawalpindi]]. In [[Peshawar]], the building of [[Radio Pakistan]] was set on fire by the protesters, who also shouted slogans against the army and military officials. However, Imran Khan and his party denied their involvement in the violence and accused secret agencies of framing the party for anti-army violence.<ref name="al jazeera">{{cite news |last1=Hussain |first1=Abid |title='Who isn't condemning?': Imran Khan on attacks on Pakistan army |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/19/imran-khan-condemns-attacks-on-pakistan-army-as-pti-leaders-quit |work=Al Jazeera |date=19 May 2023 |access-date=23 May 2023 |archive-date=23 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523055207/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/19/imran-khan-condemns-attacks-on-pakistan-army-as-pti-leaders-quit |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="gulf news">{{cite news |title=Former Pakistan prime minister and PTI chief Imran Khan arrested, sparking violence |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/former-pakistan-prime-minister-and-pti-chief-imran-khan-arrested--sparking-violence-1.95643830 |work=Gulf News |date=9 May 2023 |access-date=23 May 2023 |archive-date=23 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523022702/https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/former-pakistan-prime-minister-and-pti-chief-imran-khan-arrested--sparking-violence-1.95643830 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=GHQ attack case: All set to hand over investigation to army |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2417348/ghq-attack-case-all-set-to-hand-over-investigation-to-army |work=The Express Tribune |date=18 May 2023 |access-date=23 May 2023 |archive-date=21 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521211436/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2417348/ghq-attack-case-all-set-to-hand-over-investigation-to-army |url-status=live }}</ref>
Reportedly, thousands of PTI workers have been arrested due to their alleged involvement in violent attacks on government institutions across the country after 9 May.<ref>{{cite news |title=Over 2000 PTI leaders and workers arrested in Punjab |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2023/05/21/over-2000-pti-leaders-and-workers-arrested-in-punjab/ |work=Pakistan Today |date=21 May 2023 |access-date=23 May 2023 |archive-date=22 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522170350/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2023/05/21/over-2000-pti-leaders-and-workers-arrested-in-punjab/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=119 PTI workers arrested |url=https://pakobserver.net/119-pti-workers-arrested/ |work=Pakistan Observer |date=14 May 2023 |access-date=23 May 2023 |archive-date=24 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524163413/https://pakobserver.net/119-pti-workers-arrested/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In response to the attacks, the Pakistan Army called 9 May a dark chapter in the country's history and claimed that PTI "has done what enemies could not do in 75 years."<ref>{{cite news |title='An example of hypocrisy': Army declares violence in wake of Imran's arrest a 'black chapter' |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1752071 |work=Dawn |date=10 May 2023 |access-date=9 June 2023 |archive-date=9 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609023008/https://www.dawn.com/news/1752071 |url-status=live }}</ref> Meanwhile, PTI alleges that the incidents of 9 May were a [[false flag]] operation designed by the [[The Establishment (Pakistan)|Pakistani establishment]] to disintegrate PTI and frame Imran Khan.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Imran Khan warns that Pakistan's election could be a farce |url=https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2024/01/04/imran-khan-warns-that-pakistans-election-could-be-a-farce |access-date=2024-01-26 |newspaper=The Economist |issn=0013-0613 |archive-date=26 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126121138/https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2024/01/04/imran-khan-warns-that-pakistans-election-could-be-a-farce |url-status=live }}</ref>
==See also==
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*[[Politics of Pakistan]]
*[[List of political parties in Pakistan]]
*[[List of student federations of Pakistan]]
*[[List of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MPs]]
==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{citation | last=Kundi | first=Abdul Quayyum Khan Kundi | title=Islamic Social Contract | year=2012 | isbn=978-1479183081 | page=126| publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform }}
*{{citation | last=Talbot | first=Ian | title=Pakistan: a modern history | year=1998 | publisher=Palgrave Macmillan | isbn=0-312-21606-8 | page=432 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZBs0HdpKuaQC| access-date=22 June 2010}}
*The News International February 22, 2023 [https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1043034-elahi-joins-pti-named-central-president Pervaiz Elahi Joins PTI Named Central President] retrieved 25 February 2023
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