Politicians continue flocking to PTI

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Imran Khan’s triumphing stride continues and this time he succeeded in denting the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in Lahore, as former PPP Lahore president Chaudhry Asghar Gujjar along with a large number of PPP members joined the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI).
Prominent figures joining the PTI on Wednesday include former PPP senator Shafqat Mahmood and Awami National Party (ANP) leader Neelam Shah, among a dozen politicians from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the PML-Quaid.
Imran Khan after arriving from London spent a busy day in collecting more and more members for his party. Khan refused to comment on the meeting between Shah Mahmood Qureshi and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, however confirmed that his party had already invited Qureshi into its fold. At the residence of Shafqat Mahmood, the PTI chief said the PPP and the PML-N were not political parties but dynasties of specific families, and that their members were like the servants of those families.
Imran said that after the month of Muharram, he would publicly announce the details of his properties and assets. He said the Punjab government was not permitting the PTI to hold a rally on November 26 at Shujaabad, where notables of Multan were expected to join the party. He warned the Punjab government to refrain from using such tactics to resist the PTI. He announced to hold a rally in Karachi on December 25.
Later at his residence in Zaman Park, Lahore, Khan said the nation in the coming days would hear “more good news” of politicians entering the PTI. While welcoming the fresh entrants, Khan announced that only those who had a strong belief and faith in the party’s manifesto would be allowed to stay in the PTI.
Responding to a query on including old political faces in his party, the PTI chief said the new members “were from Pakistan and not imported from abroad”. He added that a scrutiny committee of the party had been formed and a parliamentary board of the party would finalise the names of the candidates for the next election. He made it clear that the PTI would prefer new faces as candidates in the next election.
Among those joining the PTI on Wednesday, prominent figures include former PPP senator Shafqat Mahmood, former PPP-Lahore president Chaudhry Asghar Gujjar, PPP-Lahore Vice President Mian Aslam, Rahimyar Khan District Bar President Hassan Nawaz Niazi, Sheikh Anwar, Manzoor Warraich, former PML-N MPA Zia Ahmed Khan, former Sargodha tehsil nazim Asghar Larri, former Narowal nazim Javaid Kahlon, former Rawalpindi Nazim Raja Tariq Kiani, ANP-Punjab women wing president Neelam Shah and former MNA Riffat Kahlon.
Earlier talking to reporters at Lahore Airport after returning from London, Khan urged the formation of a judicial commission to probe the memo controversy. He held President Asif Ali Zardari responsible for the issue.
“The memogate scandal should be investigated at a higher level. If it is true then it is treason against the state. Resignation of Hussain Haqqani is a correct step. Zardari is the person who is really responsible for this issue,” Khan said. He said the formation of a commission by the government in this regard was purposeless.
“Nawaz Sharif and Asif Zardari are brothers and both are tax evaders,” he said, adding, “Their wealth is lying in offshore accounts.” Khan said the PML-N and the PPP had destroyed the country.
To a question about his meeting with the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief, he said, “I feel no need to hide anything. I had told one-and-a-half-year earlier that I held a meeting with ISI chief General Shujaa Pasha regarding the ongoing war against terrorism. Later, I neither met General Kiani nor General Pasha. Nawaz Sharif and other persons run after them to have a meeting.”
When asked about his meeting with US Ambassador Cameron Munter in the presence of the ISI chief, Khan said that he would sue the British newspaper in a UK court for publishing a fake report about the meeting.
He said Nawaz Sharif had increased the number of his factories from one to 27. “The Sharifs are a by-product of the establishment. They have been brought up in the nursery of establishment and are now living in their Raiwind palace,” he charged.
He said Nawaz had obtained Rs 3.5 million from the ISI, and a case in this regard was pending in the court. “The Supreme Court should hear this case so that people could know who received money and up to what extent. Nawaz Sharif should quit the politics now.”
Regarding his former wife’s visit to Pakistan, he said, “My wife came to Pakistan with her family and the PML-N unleashed a mudslinging campaign against her that she had come in connection with my public meetings. The PML-N also charged her with working for the Jewish lobby despite the fact that her family is Christian.”
To a question about the military operation in tribal areas, he said the military option was not a solution to terrorism, adding that the whole world had recognised dialogue as the only option to address the issue of terrorism.
“The US is fighting in Afghanistan for the last 10 years, but no solution has been evolved. Therefore, the Afghan issue could be resolved through talks,” he stressed.

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  4. Politicans from the grassroots of the political scenario in the country have started joining PTI and Imran Khan. This is such a positive signal for a fresh party like PTI with full of new faces to ride on and gain momentum, adding to an already rising graph of popularity with growing vote bank. If grassroot members of other parties will leave and join PTI, there will be hardly any people left to do all the street and ugly work before the political rallies and building vote banks in their areas.So this is good for PTI and Imran Khan that politicans from all walks of life are coming to his party.Now the thing to see is if these new entrants will do the PTI " WALK THE TALK" too. Imran Khan is showing that PTI will be third force by the time elections take place. three big parties, PPP,PML(N) and PTI. PML(Q) by the time could be found in these three big parties or with the rest of the PML factions. Lets hope for the best for the country.

  5. The criteria Imran stick on is "Non-corrupt" despite old. Its good as you cannot bring new politicians and 10000 candidiates in few years. It is not fair that we expect Imran can bring whole lot of new politicians where we know how rural seats won.

    Imran will bring change gradually not overnight or revolution. We accept it.

  8. Yes, the Kaptaan is gradually building a very good team. People like Shafqat Mahmood will be a real asset to developing an intellectual outlook of the party. Continue the march, Imran Khan!! We are with you

  11. I agree with you Mr. Baber Khan. He will also become a part of traditional dirty politics of Pakistan soon. His strides of embracing old politicans proves his direction but we only can pray to Almighty Allah for his purity ……………

  13. the problem with Imran is he is just playing old dirty tricks for example he said he would do a "Dharna" and would not let the NATO supply pass on. But he never did it, the whole pakistan is with him. He said his Namal College would provide free education unfortunately its fee per year is 120 thousands for all. He runs Shaukat Khanam on charity but its Labs everywhere in pakistan are over charging to everyone there is no relief for poors. That means a poor cant have a test to be diagnosed a cancer how would a poor go for treatment when CTI is very expensive?

  17. The game will be managing these pariahs after the elections! They have grown up in corruption, encouraged corruption and enjoyed its benefits. How many of these fellows pay income tax and how many are landlords that pay no tax at all and sure as anything they all have foreign assets on which they pay no tax. The reason they are joining Imran is simply a hedge ro protect their ill gotten wealth.

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