Disgruntled PTI leaders demand removal of Sindh governor.

Byline: Imran Ayub

KARACHI -- The Sindh advisory council of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Friday demanded Prime Minister Imran Khan remove Governor Imran Ismail for 'taking wrong decisions' and condemned a show-cause notice issued to senior leader Liaquat Ali Jatoi, calling it a conspiracy to weaken the party.

The demand came from certain PTI leaders whose relations with their party got further strained after the nominations of Senate candidates from Sindh. They met at the residence of their colleague Allah Bux Unnar and discussed several issues, including upcoming Senate elections and the show-cause notice to Mr Jatoi by the party.

'The governor has led a very negative role in Sindh and he has damaged the interest of Sindh,' said a statement issued on the letterhead of the PTI's Sindh Advisory Council. It was signed by its members Mr Jatoi, Mr Unnar, Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah, Shaukat Jatoi, Mohammad Ayub Shar and others.

The leaders said in the statement that the governor had 'failed' to give any performance after assuming office and accused him of ignoring party loyalists for the Senate elections and nominating his 'blue-eyed' new entrants.

'In such circumstances we demand that the Sindh governor be removed immediately in the interest of the party to uphold the years-long struggle of our great leader Imran Khan. The governor has made wrong decisions and will keep repeating, which would further deepen the crisis. Today, we show no confidence in him and request the party chairman to replace him with some strong, dedicated, hardworking and effective party loyalist who can make the party stronger,' the statement said.

The provincial advisory council asks Imran...