...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....
and its allies tasted public anger for the first time when aggrieved families of those killed in the Sunday's twin suicide kabooms on All Saints Church 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.
city sparked anger over the government's apathy.
"Shame, shame, we don't want your posters and slogans. Come and help us," the Lady Reading Hospital crowded with families of the killed and injured in the attacks resonated with protest chants as one PTI MPA turned up to give a statement on media present on the spot instead of consoling the families of the victims.
The yard outside the trauma centre resonated with cries of pain and anger as the aggrieved families did not let the MPA score points on media and speak. Mourners were chanting slogans against the provincial government and LRH management for not providing quick response to the traumatised maimed people.
"The government instead of giving severe punishment to the culprits has been releasing snuffies and criminals from prisons," remarked Father John William, who stated that not a single murderer was brought to justice.
Umar Maseeh, another protester at LRH, accused PTI chairman Imran Khan
... aka
Taliban Khan, who ain't the brightest knife in the national drawer...
of supporting the cause of bully boys. "Imran carried out his election campaign across the country, but he was never attacked, while we are unsafe even inside church, why?" he asked.