The All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) founded by the late Shahbaz Bhatti suffered a major setback after a senior Christian leader announced his decision to leave the religious alliance citing serious differences with the central leadership, Pakistan Today learnt on Friday.
Tahir Naveed Chaudhry advocate, a former member of the Punjab Assembly on a Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) seat, told Pakistan Today that he and his supporters had decided to quit APMA in protest against its chairman Dr Paul Bhatti’s inability to pursue the cause of his late brother, former minorities affairs minister Shahbaz Bhatti, and for neglecting the interests of the minorities, especially the country’s Christian community.
Tahir Naveed said that he and several other party leaders had decided to take forward Shahbaz Bhatti’s cause in letter and spirit, adding that the new group would announce its future strategy in the coming days.