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Furious over not getting PTI ticket, Aamir Liaquat threatens to open ‘Pandora’s Box’

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Aamir Liaquat Hussain expressed his disappointment over not being allotted a party ticket to contest the 2018 general elections from Karachi.

Liaquat, who joined Imran Khan’s party earlier this year, tweeted on Sunday that he has been refused a ticket by PTI’s Karachi leader Firdous Shamim Naqvi. The disgruntled leader said he considered PTI his home but will take a decision about his political future on Monday.

He also warned the PTI workers against misbehaving with him, asking them to ‘remain in their limit’ on social media. “The issue is not just about the ticket, but Karachi city’s political awareness … I do not even desire the ticket. I only referred to it due to the [PTI] chairman’s pursuance,” he added.

A former MNA and state minister, Liaquat left the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in 2016.

Last month, after a controversial video of Bol TV’s programme broadcasting criticism over a religious question came to light, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) had banned Aamir Liaquat for hurting ‘sentiments of different sects’ and creating sensation ‘through unwarranted drama on the basis of religion’.

“Dr Aamir Liaquat shall not appear on Bol News or any other satellite TV channel in any manner whatsoever,” the prohibition order said.

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