Agricultural expert joins PTI

Renowned agricultural expert Jamshed Iqbal Cheema on Monday joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI). Holding a press conference along with PTI Vice-President Ijaz Chaudhry and PTI Lahore President Mehmoodur Rashid, Cheema said that Pakistan had a huge potential in agriculture and capacity to feed 180 million people but unfortunately even today 44 percent of the population slept hungry and there was a 15 percent decrease in food annually. He said that poverty was not our faith but due to dominance of a few families in politics since 1970. “Politicians use the name of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to gain votes and later make them their slaves. In fact, a few leaders are emotionally blackmailing people to gain their voters,” Cheema alleged.
The agricultural expert said that it was time to shun politics based on personalities and focus on addressing the issues confronting the country. He said that in Pakistan issues were managed and not addressed but PTI Chairman Imran Khan was the only leader, who will break conventional wisdom and bring a change. PTI leaders said that before criticising others, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif should clarify his position on getting Rs 3.5 million from the ISI. They said that Imran was an open book and believes in politics based on principles. “The PML-N has a history of corruption and entered into politics with support of agencies,” they said. The PTI leaders said that the PML-N had violated the mandate given to it by the people and acted as a friendly opposition. They disclosed that Imran would visit rural areas of the country from January.