Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan announced that Omar Ayub Khan’s resignation as central secretary general was not accepted, following directives from founding chairman Imran Khan. Omar Ayub Khan has been asked to continue his duties in this role. The PTI parliamentary party and core committee have shown complete confidence in Ayub.

Resolved unanimously, the core committee and the parliamentary party advised Imran Khan and Gohar Ali Khan not to accept Ayub’s resignation. The PTI parliamentary party urged Imran Khan to rescind his decision and appoint Omar Ayub as secretary-general last month, expressing disagreement with his acceptance of Ayub’s resignation.

The demand from the party’s parliamentary faction came just 24 hours after Imran Khan, currently in jail, endorsed Ayub’s decision to step down from his party position. This led to some confusion within PTI ranks regarding Ayub’s resignation amid reports of internal conflicts within the party.

While the party announced plans to hold rallies for the release of their leader, Ayub stepped down from his crucial party position to focus on parliamentary affairs.