...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....
(PTI) on Wednesday decided to end their countrywide sit-in protests, DawnNews reported.
"Due to the situation in the country right now, we have decided to end our protests," PTI Chairman Imran Khan
... aka
Taliban Khan, who who convinced himself that playing cricket qualified him to lead a nuclear-armed nation with severe personality problems...
told party supporters in Islamabad.
The decision was made by the PTI core committee to end the four-month long sit-in protests.
Imran Khan said that the decision had been made in light of the terrorist attack on a school in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
and said that the country needed national unity.
Tuesday's terrorist attack left 141 people dead, including 132 children.
"I have never seen an atrocity like this in my entire life...I cannot even comprehend how someone could kill children like this," he said.
"If someone killed my children like this, I would seek to avenge it as well," Imran said.
When speaking about attending the All Parties Conference (APC) headed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
in Peshawar today, he said that it had to be done for the country's interest.
"I initially was hesitant to go to the meeting with Nawaz Sharif, but decided that it had to be done in the interest of the nation," Imran Khan said.
"During the past few months I have seen the people of Pakistain wake up and rise for their rights...We held historic protest rallies in Pakistain with record numbers of people attending," the PTI chairman said.
However,
a clean conscience makes a soft pillow...
he said that the party would continue to fight for 'justice' and insisted that a judicial commission had to be constituted to investigate alleged rigging during the 2013 elections.
Imran Khan also said that if the judicial commission finds rigging to have taken place, then the prime minister would have to resign.
The PTI, along with Pakistain Awami Tehrik (PAT), had launched a campaign against the government of PM Nawaz Sharif in August, demanding that he resign over alleged rigging in last years polls.