...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is
Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) to launch a street campaign from May 11 is being viewed with suspicion by most of the major political parties, and even its coalition partner in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central...
government seems reluctant to join it.
They consider Imran Khan
... aka
Taliban Khan, who ain't the brightest knife in the national drawer...
's decision to launch the campaign against the alleged rigging in the last year's elections ill-timed and suspect there is a hidden agenda behind it.
Reports that Dr Tahirul Qadri's Pakistain Awami Tehrik (PAT) may join the PTI protest is the main reason for the political parties to believe that Imran Khan is doing this "at the behest of undemocratic forces".
Though some opposition parties, including the PPP and PML-Q, believe that Mr Khan's complaints about poll rigging are genuine and legitimate, they say the PTI should not go too far in its agitation as it can be detrimental to the democratic set-up and provide an opportunity to undemocratic forces to take advantage of the situation.
The Jamaat-e-Islami
...
The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka
The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an
independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores...
(JI), a coalition partner of the PTI in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, has not yet decided to participate in the May 11 rally.