In a major blow to Pakistan’s former prime minister and top opposition leader Imran Khan, dozens of his followers quit his party on July 17 to launch their own ahead of parliamentary elections expected later this year. The dramatic development within Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaf party came two months after violent protests shook the country. The deadly violence subsided only after Khan was released on an order from Pakistan’s Supreme Court. In the weeks that followed, several top members of Khan's circle abandoned him, disagreeing with his campaign against the administration of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. To read the original story by AP, click here.