Some 'munafiqs' still in PTI, says Shehryar Afridi as rifts among leadership rise

• Shehryar Afridi says those who betrays PTI will be excluded.
• He says there are some "snakes" and "hypocrites" in party.
• Major public gathering will be held in Kohat after Eid, he adds. 

Amid increasing rifts among Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership, party leader Shehryar Afridi said there were some "hypocrites" who are still a part of the Imran Khan-founded party. 

Addressing a public gathering in Kohat on Friday, Afridi said: "We are sending a message to the party members that the workers and loyalists of the party should be supported, those who are the foundation of the party." 

The PTI leader made these comments after he had applied for the Senator's seat, however, his name was rejected by PTI's senior leadership including Omar Ayub Khan, Sher Afzal Marwat and Ali Amin Gandapur. 

Afridi blasted the leadership, saying that there were some "snakes" and "hypocrites" who were part of the PTI and whoever betrays the party will be excluded from it. 

The rifts among the PTI leadership have been widening with members being divided on different matters related to party decisions. 

Recently, Marwat and Khan's close aide Salman Ahmad engaged in a war of words on social media platform X after the latter called the former "wrong number". 

During the public gathering, which was also attended by party leaders Shafi Ullah Jan and Aftab Alam, Afridi also said that they have "completely prepared for the release of prisoner number 804". 

"PTI's major public gathering will be held in Kohat after Eid," he added.