MUZAFFARGARH:
As Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) is attracting politicians from other parties, MNA Jamshed Dasti is again hoping to join the party, as per reports.
Recalling his participation in the PTI’s Azadi March on Aug 14 last year in Lahore and later ‘dharna’ in Islamabad as a proof of his liking for the party, he told a private media outlet that he had contacted some leaders of the party and expressed his desire to join it.
Currently, he said, he was busy working for local government elections and would field candidates in NA-177 and NA-178 areas.
His close associate, Sohail Ghauri, said if Dasti’s panel won LG elections from these two constituencies, the PTI would agree to award him tickets for these two constituencies in future elections.
On the other hand, some PTI leaders seem least interested in having Dasti in the party as, they allege, he backed out of his commitment of submitting his resignation to the party leadership during the sit-in in Islamabad last year.