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LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf central organiser Jahangir Khan Tareen has said the party does not feel like thanking any party or anybody for withdrawing the MQM and JUI-F’s resolutions about unseating of its legislators from the National Assembly.
Flanked by PTI Punjab organiser Chaudhry Sarwar, Mr Tareen told a news conference at the newly-established PTI chairman’s secretariat on Thursday that the PTI did not want or plan derailment of democracy. As Mr Tareen said the PTI was still ready to stay out of the assemblies, Mr Sarwar said PML-N legislators were wise enough not to unseat the PTI members.
“I had predicted that there would be general elections and not by-elections, if the PTI parliamentarians were unseated,” he said.
He said Imran would currently not go to the NA session but at an appropriate time, when there would be a need to speak on national issues. He also criticised NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq for requesting MQM chief Altaf Husain to withdraw PTI members’ unseating resolution.
He lauded the law-enforcement agencies for purging Karachi of the menaces of extortion, kidnapping and target killing. He said the Kalabagh dam should have been constructed with due consensus among all the provinces and until then focus should be on developing Bhasha Dam.
Tareen said the PTI had given all proofs to the Judicial Commission and it pointed out some 40 lapses and mismanagement by Election Commission officials. He said Imran had also written a letter to the chief election commissioner to take disciplinary action against those held responsible for lapses by the JC.
Mr Tareen announced the party organisation process in Punjab had been completed and it was stepping up its local election campaign by raising different issues beginning with agriculture. A Kissan conference would be held in Vehari on Saturday (tomorrow) followed by conferences in Sheikhupura, Toba Tek Singh and then across the country.
Refusing to comment on fissures in the party, Mr Tareen said the leaders and workers were following party’s ideology.
Mr Sarwar said he had re-organised the party during the last three months and taken all old workers and leaders into confidence before re-organising the party in respective districts. He said the leadership in Kasur was taken into confidence before former federal minister Talib Nakai joined the party.
He said more and more people were joining the PTI because they had realised that neither the PML-N nor the PPP was able to resolve people’s problems. He said Imran would lead the local election campaign and chair kissan conferences.
Published in Dawn, August 7th, 2015
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Mr Tareen is old Wine in a new bottle. So many other PTI members are the same there for it is a party just like any other trying to convince us they are different. How ever it is becoming day by day more visible that is just a tactic.
This is exactly the sort of pride that will be the cause of PTI s undoing
Nothing will change as the status quo/electables have got into majority in PTI and will increase manifold and the founders will be Red Indians shortly.
It was not a favour from pml-n, they were saving their own skin.
PTI leadership is all talk and no action... Will this go on forever?
Vote from Punjab is ultimate guarantee for any party to form govt at federal level, As Punjab elects 148 NA members. to Pujab's voters: Vote a party, i suggest PTI, other than PPP/PMLN see how she performs, If she fails to perform not better than status quo parties then vote another new party. You the voters of Punjab can turn the table over status quo. You can teach them a lesson, Wake up!!! Change Pak see a brighter future ahead. Rest of provinces even if combine can't ensure govt at Center, so it is you to think above racism and dharre bazzi and go for better among the available options. Your vote doesn't mean just vote for Punjab but for whole Pak, so think twice b4 voting and vote wisely.
Ungrateful
"He said more and more people were joining the PTI because they had realised that neither the PML-N nor the PPP was able to resolve people’s problems".How cute, people are joining pti because pmln is in government so there is no longer need to include outsiders , ppp is in decline so these think then won't get federal ministries, they are hoping that in 2018 pti will win elections for them to get ministries
The plight of the situation is that Nawaz Sharif is learning from his mistakes and becoming a statesman, where as Imran is proving he is an egoist and an oppertunist who just wants power, no matter how he gets it
This resolution not to unseat the PTI....was a political move by the PML-N to shore-up their eroding credibility........either way it was a win-win situation for the PTI.
PTI should pay for the damage done to Pakistan for the Dherna. most of us looking for them self not Pakistan. wish we can starting thinking about Pakistan before it get worsen
@Rehan There are no corruption scandal against Mr Tareen. Even now there are good people in PMLN, PPP etc
Agree!
@Faraz Its not about pride. When PTI will discuss wrongdoings of govt, MQM, JUIF etc they will accuse PTI of not being grateful for removing reseating motions. PTI as they say should have been deseated and then come back through by elections
What should PTI be thankful for? Two parties who hardly have 30 members combined in NA, for not "de-seating" PTI? As if they can do that with 30 members?
It's like a rat claiming to do favor on a lion by not fighting him!
As for PMLN, they were only playing dirty game. They are bounded by JC agreement and they begged PTI to come to parliament.
Those who say PTI is "same as" PMLN and PPPP are supporters of status quo and trying to discourage people from PTI. They are part of the problem.
PTI is by far the best option available currently and should be tested once in the center.
It's a shame really. PTI is so confrontational. It is not the way forward but rather backwards.
A leader takes everyone into account. PTI only thinks the whole political scene hates it. This gesture was very genuine and IK nor the opposition were in position to force a mid term election. It's ludicrous for PTI to think that. They couldn't during the dharna, now it'll happen in their dreams!
@Taimoor
PTI has amply proven its incompetence in KPK; centre is too big a responsibility, Sir.
Ungrateful lot.