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Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Ain Pakistan leaders are seen at a meeting chaired by coalition leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai on Wednesday, December 24, 2025. SCREENGRAB
LAHORE:
Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Aain-e-Pakistan (TTAP) is heading to Sindh over the weekend, apparently following in the footsteps of KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, who also wrapped up a short trip to Karachi this week.
According to TTAP, its leadership will arrive in Karachi by air on January 16 for a three-day visit. During the trip, they will attend events in Karachi planned by PTI Sindh leader Haleem Adil Sheikh, which is expected to include a multi-party conference.
They will also visit Hyderabad where they are scheduled to attend an event marking GM Syed’s death anniversary on January 17.
A TTAP spokesperson said the visiting leadership will include Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Allama Raja Nasir and Asad Qaiser. Additionally, BAP chief Akhtar Mengal, who is currently in Karachi, is also expected to join the TTAP leadership at some of the events. Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar is also expected to participate in the Sindh engagements.
TTAP leaders Achakzai and Allama Raja Nasir, later along with Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, recently concluded a four-day visit to Lahore on Sunday.
The trip came exactly a week after the KP chief minister’s seemingly successful tour of Punjab, where he not only mobilized PTI workers but also created considerable political buzz. In contrast, TTAP’s visit failed to generate significant hype.
Highlights of the TTAP visit included trips to Minar-e-Pakistan, Zaman Park and the Lahore High Court. Although some of Achakzai’s remarks grabbed headlines, several PTI leaders said his activities were “nothing to write home about”.
However, TTAP defended its campaign, calling it a “breath of fresh air” for PTI.
TTAP spokesperson Akhundzada Hussain said no significant political activity had taken place in Punjab since 2023. He added that TTAP was reaching out to all segments of the PTI – from student wings and lawyers to the women’s wing – as part of efforts to mobilize supporters for the February 8 protest.
When asked about criticism that Achakzai should instead focus on creating political space and reaching across the aisle, Hussain said Achakzai was in touch with Nawaz Sharif on this matter but declined to share further details.
He added that internal divisions in the PTI cost the party dearly and they had to coordinate with three different PTI factions during their visit to Punjab.
Dismissing the impression that the TTAP was opposed to resistance, he said that some in the PTI actually believed that “playing too soft” would not win them any political space. He said TTAP understood it would have to take a tougher line.
Regarding the proposal of an all-party conference in Karachi, he said the PTI Karachi chapter was working on the idea.
According to TTAP sources, Achakzai and Nawaz Sharif are in touch in an attempt to lower the political temperature. They added that TTAP was aware that Nawaz himself does not “call the shots” and therefore the alliance did not place unrealistic expectations on him.
