A deep internal rift within Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has emerged, with a group of MPs expressing dissatisfaction over the ‘lack of effort’ by the party leadership to press for the release of its jailed founder and former prime minister. imran khan.Dissident members of the Provincial Assembly (MPA), many of whom were deprived of posts during the recent cabinet expansion, held an emergency meeting in Peshawar before sending a letter to PTI chairman Gohar Ali Khan, news agency PTI quoted Dawn newspaper as saying.The meeting discussed the continued imprisonment of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, concerns over party workers, governance issues and the effectiveness of the ongoing campaign for his release.In the letter, the lawmakers said the handling of Khan’s release and health-related efforts was causing “concern among activists, supporters and patriotic citizens.” He argued that the campaign for his release had lost momentum and become ineffective.The letter said, “Activists feel that the release movement has deviated from its original direction and has become limited only to matters of health and treatment. The ongoing movement for the leader’s release appears to be largely limited to formal statements, restricted protest activities and symbolic measures. A new strategy should be formulated to make the movement effective, organized and result-oriented.”MPs warned that failure to address these concerns could have serious political consequences for the party.He also raised concerns about governance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, alleging “interference by irrelevant individuals in the affairs of the provincial government, deviation from competence, unfair distribution of resources and lack of proper consultation with relevant MPAs in decisions regarding powers and development resources of their constituencies”.The letter called for greater transparency, competence and consultation in government affairs, while demanding a “positive, comprehensive, effective and result-oriented strategy” for Khan’s release.An MLA told Dawn that about 20 MLAs are unhappy with not getting cabinet posts. The report also said the group boycotted a parliamentary meeting called by Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and instead traveled to Rawalpindi to protest outside Adiala jail. Copies of the letter were also sent to the party’s Central General Secretary and Central Information Secretary.