The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf commonly known as PTI (Urdu: پاکستان تحريک انصاف; Pakistan Movement for Justice) is a centrist, nationalist and communitarian political party in Pakistan, which was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party is an anti-status quo movement advocating for an egalitarian and modern model of Islamic democratic welfare state.[1][2][3] It is the fastest growing political party in Pakistan.[4] The PTI claims to be the only non-family party of mainstream Pakistani politics.[5] With over 10 million members in Pakistan and abroad it is claimed to be Pakistans largest party by membership.[6][7][8] According to 2013 elections results PTI is Pakistans close third largest party, second largest in Punjab and Karachi while largest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It received the second largest popular vote in the country, with a little over 7.5 million people voting for it on the election day.[9] It also leads a coalition government in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 07:46:19 +0000
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