Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Salman Akram Raja has criticised PTI Punjab Chief Organiser Aliya Hamza Malik over her recent post on X (formerly Twitter) about the party's press conference in Lahore.

 

Speaking to the media outside the Adiala jail in Rawalpindi on Tuesday, Raja furiously said that Aliya Hamza should not have posted about the party's conference on social media. He alleged that the controversy stemmed from 'stupidity and conspiracy', adding that those who didn’t attend the event did so voluntarily, downplaying the invitation issue. 

 

Questioning the motive behind the step taken by Aliya Hamza, Raja warned that similar posts by party members would not be tolerated in the future.

 

He clarified that attending the press conference was not mandatory and said he only went because Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur was present, adding that it wouldn’t have looked appropriate for the CM to hold a solo presser.

 

When asked whether Aliya Hamza was being removed from her party position, he denied it, but stressed that members must focus on their responsibilities and avoid unnecessary actions like posting tweets.

 

“Alya Hamza’s job is to mobilise Punjab … not to tweet,” he said.

 

“We will run a movement under the orders of the [party] founder,” he added.

 

He also said that those who made mistakes should apologise, and that further communication on the matter was not required.

 

On July 13, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), the PTI Punjab chief organiser posted a sarcastic and taunting tweet against the PTI leadership, raising several questions.

 

“According to some information that has reached me, I’ve apparently been very busy for the past two days, so busy, in fact, that even I wasn’t aware of it! Would someone care to shed some light on this?” she wrote.

 

 

Taking a jibe at the July 12 presser held by PTI senior leaders, including Gandapur, where they gave a 90-day ultimatum for PTI founder Imran Khan’s release, Aliya Hamza asked, “Has any strategy been announced yesterday or today for the release of Prime Minister Khan. Where and how will the movement begin? Where did the 90-day plan come from, in comparison to August 5?”

 

“If any of you have come across this information, please guide me too! The focus and the target must be solely the release of Prime Minister Khan. There is only one slogan! (sic),” she concluded.