The Tehreek-e-Insaf of Pakistan lit. Pakistan’s “Pakistan Movement for Justice” is a political party. The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) is one of the three major political parties in Pakistan, along with the Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML–N) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), and it is the largest party in terms of representation in the National Assembly of Pakistan since the 2018 general election. It was founded in 1996 by Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, who also served as the country’s prime minister from 2018 to 2022 It claims to be the largest political party in Pakistan and one of the largest political parties in the world, with over 10 million members in Pakistan and abroad.
The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) failed to win a single seat in either the 1997 or 2002 general elections, despite Khan’s well-known persona in Pakistan.[12] A seat was only available to Khan himself. The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) remained opposed to Pervez Musharraf’s presidency throughout the 2000s, when Musharraf had led a military government under the Pakistan Muslim League–Quaid (PML–Q) since the 1999 coup d’état; It also refused to participate in the general election in 2008, claiming that Musharraf’s administration had used unethical methods to conduct it. During Musharraf’s presidency, the “Third Way” gained global acclaim and led to the rise of a new centrist political bloc in Pakistan, breaking away from the PPP’s and PML–N’s traditional dominance. As Musharraf’s presidency progressed, the PML–Q lost a significant portion of its centrist voter base to the PTI. After Yousaf Raza Gillani’s disqualification in 2012, the PPP’s popularity began to decline around the same time. In a similar vein, the PTI’s populist outlook attracted a large number of former PPP voters, particularly in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) failed to win a single seat in either the 1997 or 2002 general elections, despite Khan’s well-known persona in Pakistan.[12] A seat was only available to Khan himself. The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) remained opposed to Pervez Musharraf’s presidency throughout the 2000s, when Musharraf had led a military government under the Pakistan Muslim League–Quaid (PML–Q) since the 1999 coup d’état; It also refused to participate in the general election in 2008, claiming that Musharraf’s administration had used unethical methods to conduct it. During Musharraf’s presidency, the “Third Way” gained global acclaim and led to the rise of a new centrist political bloc in Pakistan, breaking away from the PPP’s and PML–N’s traditional dominance. As Musharraf’s presidency progressed, the PML–Q lost a significant portion of its centrist voter base to the PTI. After Yousaf Raza Gillani’s disqualification in 2012, the PPP’s popularity began to decline around the same time. In a similar vein, the PTI’s populist outlook attracted a large number of former PPP voters, particularly in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The PTI claims to be the only non-dynastic party in mainstream Pakistani politics, in contrast to parties like the PPP and PML–N.[19] Since 2019, the party has been criticized by political opponents and analysts alike for its failures to address various economic and political issues, particularly the Pakistani economy, which was further weakened in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.[20][21][22] However, Khan and the PTI were later praised for leading the country’s economic
