RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Saturday appointed Junaid Akbar as the party’s president of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The move follows Akbar’s election as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) with support from both the opposition and the government
The PAC is considered one of the most powerful parliamentary bodies, with the authority to summon any individual or record from government departments in financial matters.
Meanwhile, PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja has issued Akbar’s appointment notification, replacing Ali Amin Gandapur, who is also serving as the province’s chief minister.
The PTI founder has also instructed Raja to provide consultation for the party’s reorganization in Punjab.
Raja said Gandapur himself did not want to remain the party provincial president. He said the PTI supremo also directed the KP chief minister to focus on terrorism and governance affairs in the province.
Additionally, Akbar has been tasked by the PTI founder to address and resolve party matters in KP, according to sources.
