Ali Zaidi resigns from party post over LB polls defeat

Karachi
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Karachi, Ali Zaidi, tendered his resignation from the post on Monday following the party’s defeat in the local government elections held in the city on Saturday.
The resignation was submitted to party chief Imran Khan during an advisory meeting, convened in Islambad, to assess the party’s poor performance in the LB polls. Khan, however, refrained from accepting the resignation.
Zaidi had contested for the post of chairman from UC-16, Soldier Bazar; he lost the seat to Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) Naushad Khan.
The PTI had contested the elections in an alliance with the Jamaat-e-Islami, besides nine other parties and had managed to bag four out of the 205 seats on which elections were held.
A day after the elections, supporters of the PTI had gathered outside the party’s headquarter, the Insaf House, to protest against the party’s local leadership. The protestors chanted slogans against party MNA from NA-250 Arif Alvi, MPA from PS-112 Khurram Sher Zaman, and Zaidi.
The disheartened supporters staged another demonstration on Monday, outside the local press club. Complaining of ignoring seasoned leaders of the party, the demonstrators claimed the local leadership handed over tickets to their friends and relatives.

Haleem Adil Sheikh resigns
Pakistan Muslim League–Quaid (PML-Q) provincial president Haleem Adil Sheikh parted ways from the party without disclosing any reasons for the resignation.
However, speaking to The News, Sheikh said he tried his best to keep the party alive in Sindh but could not keep at it, since it was not a one man’s job.
He submitted his resignation to the party chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain. Sheikh claimed the resignation would be accepted as he had already relayed his decision to the party chief three months ago. According to him, the party had asked him to announce his decision only after the local bodies polls were over. Refraining from disclosing future plans about joining any political party, he added that he would take a decision after consulting with his friends and would join a party that had a following in the masses.