MNA Moulvi parts ways with PTI over May 9 violence.

KARACHI -- Mahmood Baqi Moulvi, a senior member of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and a member of the National Assembly from the metropolis, on Tuesday announced quitting the party over 'difference of opinion' and said he would also resign the NA seat.

Speaking at a news conference at the Karachi Press Club, he expressed regret over the May 9 violent protests by PTI leaders, workers and supporters and said that the events changed his mind about his political future.

'I can't run along with this [PTI] party,' he said. 'I demand the law-enforcement agencies to take action against all those [PTI] workers involved in the violent incidents of May 9.'

He said that many people within the PTI disagreed with several strategies and policies but they were afraid of speaking the truth. 'Protest is everyone's right but violent protests, and that too directed at our defence line, cannot be...