Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Urdu: پاکستان تحريک انصاف; Pakistan Movement for Justice) is a political party in Pakistan. In the Pakistani general election, 2002, the party won 0.8% of the popular vote and 1 out of 272 elected members[2]. PTI is headed by former Pakistani cricket captain Imran Khan. "Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem" is the slogan of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Imran Khan, the chairman of the party is also the Chancellor of the University of Bradford, England. He has a BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and is a Master of Arts of the University of Oxford.[3] He has put forward a solution for Pakistan's issues related to its system. His solution has following points:

1. Independent Election Commission
2. Independent Judiciary
3. Independent Accountability Bureau
4. Education Emergency

General Elections 2008

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, for the first time since its founding in 1996, did not contest the Pakistani general election on 18 February 2008. The reason given was that Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was put under house arrest by General (ret.) Pervez Musharraf and not allowed to work[4]. All of PTI's nominees burnt their nomination papers, with the chairman, Imran Khan, tearing up his papers in front of the whole media. In a press conference at the time, Khan said:
Imran Khan tears up his nomination papers to announce his boycott of the election at press a conference.

"I am tearing my nomination papers publicly because I feel that to even file my papers will be a betrayal of our judiciary. For the first time in 60 years history our supreme court has stood for an independent judiciary and rule of law and shunned the doctrine of necessity. Any politician, who participates in these fraudulent elections held under an unconstitutional and illegal PCO, will be strengthening a dictator and upholding the doctrine of necessity that has been the greatest impediment in our country achieving its huge potential. We will not only betray the honorable judges who have made personal sacrifices to uphold the constitution, but also our future generations.

This would have been the first election that PTI would have fought while being properly prepared. But we have decided to boycott it and urge other parties not to participate and give legitimacy to an unconstitutional act. As per the decision of the APDM we hope that all the parties will boycott the elections if the Pre-Nov 3 conditions are not restored. I also urge all political parties to join hands in the foiling Gen. Musharraf's last attempt to cling power.