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PPP’s ex-MPA joins PTI

The Newspaper's Correspondent Published July 10, 2015
He was also accompanied by Gujranwala city general-secretary Chaudhry Baber Mehr, Chaudhry Siddique Mehr and two dozen other supporters. ─ INP/File
He was also accompanied by Gujranwala city general-secretary Chaudhry Baber Mehr, Chaudhry Siddique Mehr and two dozen other supporters. ─ INP/File

GUJRANWALA: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) suffered a blow in Gujranwala when it’s provincial vice-president and former MPA Chaudhry Tariq Gujjar announced joining Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday.

Chaudhry Gujjar took the decision after he met with PTI chief Imran Khan at his residence in Bani Gala in Islamabad. He was also accompanied by Gujranwala city general-secretary Chaudhry Baber Mehr, Chaudhry Siddique Mehr and two dozen other supporters.

It was learnt that the PTI chief had assured new comers that they would be given party tickets for national and provincial assemblies’ seats in the next general elections.

The PTI chief reportedly promised Chaudhry Siddique Mehr to give him the party ticket for NA-96 seat.

Published in Dawn, July 10th, 2015

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Ali Khan
Jul 10, 2015 08:48am
Tabdeeli agai hay ....with all the ex PML Q, PPP and JI lot joining, iA the NEW PAKISTAN is not far away.
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Bilal khan
Jul 10, 2015 08:59am
Party tickets for next elections? What happened to former PTI contestants ? What about intra party elections and democracy ?
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tarik
Jul 10, 2015 09:00am
Proud of Chaudhary Gujjar. Hope all of Pakistan wakes up & do some thing good for the country.
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I am MALALA
Jul 10, 2015 09:08am
LOTACRACY at its peak.Welcome to NAYA-PAKISTAN..I will not be shocked if PTI supporters defend this decision as they generally lack self-evaluation and the ability think rationally.
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Faisal
Jul 10, 2015 09:13am
Promising tickets..... What about discipline to judge candidates on merit.
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Khwaja
Jul 10, 2015 09:35am
IK beware! The Old Political Cronies are bringing IK into the Convolution of Dirty Politics.
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A Khan
Jul 10, 2015 09:38am
Recycled material...
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Iqbal Khan
Jul 10, 2015 09:49am
It's hoped that Bilawal joins PTI in near future
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Sallu Mian
Jul 10, 2015 09:56am
Its like a religious pilgrimage. Begin your journey from other parties towards PTI, and your prior sins will start to vanish.
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oBSERVER
Jul 10, 2015 09:59am
So this is a deal and not voluntary change of Party. I think this class is popularly called Lota.
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Raza Hussain Shah
Jul 10, 2015 10:02am
Nayya Pakistan any body can take an ASHNAN in IK dry cleaning house. What a logic if leader is not corrupt no one can do corruption. .Ask him what was mining minster was doing. But properly investigation is done it won't stop here.
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ANTMAN
Jul 10, 2015 10:22am
By joining PTI they would be suddenly cleansed of any wrongdoings they had been accused of while wearing the PPP badge.
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Gujranwala
Jul 10, 2015 10:28am
wow I am a resident of Gujranwala meanwhile Siddique Maher was one of the strongest candidates of PPP in Gujranwala for more than 20 years. good news though naya pakistan.
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Umer
Jul 10, 2015 10:38am
yeah just come on board and the ticket is yours...... What change, what liars, what fools are we!
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Truth
Jul 10, 2015 10:47am
These renegades know that PPP is doomed to fail in next elections. So, they are making their dirty political move from now on. Mr. Khan should know that by having these faces in his party is only going to hurt him.
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Adil
Jul 10, 2015 11:16am
wOW ,new pakistan with old machinery i think its getting very clear now (Dharna syast)
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Observer
Jul 10, 2015 12:07pm
To all my dear criticizers..... at the end what matters is "would they deliver ??" and we have seen in KPK.
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