After days of strong protest and resignation from the party, disgruntled former women wing president of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Fauzia Kasuiri, met party chief Imran Khan at his Zaman Park residence in Lahore.
Sources in the PTI said Khan asked Kasuri to reconsider her decision to leave the party.
Khan while recognising her sacrifices and services for PTI said she is an asset of the party. “I hope that she would rejoin PTI for awareness and uplift of the common man,” said Khan.
Kasuri in a message on social networking website Twitter said: “I met IK tonight in Lhr. Mashallah, he is looking good and getting better.”
This followed an earlier tweet from Kasuri in which she dispelled speculations that she was joining another political party.
Sources confirmed that the matter of her resignation from the party also came under discussion during the meeting.
Another meeting between Khan and Kasuri is expected to take place later.
Kasuri had resigned from PTI a couple of days ago, citing unjust distribution of party tickets on reserved seats for women.
She was ignored by the party on the issue and tickets for the seats in question were awarded to Dr Shirin Mazari and Munazza Hassan, prompting Kasuri to leave the party.
The PTI on its official website had subsequently accused her of violating party discipline.
Meanwhile, terming drone attacks as against the sovereignty of Pakistan, PTI Chairman Imran Khan demanded that the government make special arrangements so victims of drone attacks can be identified.
Imran meets Kasuri, asks her to rejoin PTI
