...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is
Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
central president Javed Hashmi said on Saturday that the arrival of about one million internally displaced persons (IDPs) from North
Wazoo Agency had aggravated the situation in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central...
as it was already facing a plethora of problems due to prolonged militancy and lack of resources.
Talking to media persons at Bannu Press Club following his visit to IDP camps in Bannu, Mr Hashmi said that though PTI was not taken into confidence before launch of the operation in North Waziristan, they were fully behind the armed forces and wanted the operation to successfully complete as soon as possible.
PTI provincial general secretary Khalid Mehsud was also present on the occasion.
The party president demanded of the federal government to allow the foreign and national NGOs after completion of their scrutiny and registration process to carry out rehabilitation and relief activities to mitigate problems of IDPs. He said that PTI would stand by the displaced people till their complete rehabilitation. He also appreciated the people of Bannu for welcoming IDPs.
Mr Hashmi said that the PTI leadership had reservations about the operation and wanted peaceful settlement of the issue through negotiations.