Final decision on PTI party tickets to be announced in three days- Imran khan

Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan declared on Friday, that he will make a final decision on the allotment  of tickets to candidates for the forthcoming elections 2018 in next three days.

Since the protest is being done by the dissatisfied party workers outside his Bani Gala residence, the party chief said that the only criteria he is taking into consideration is merit.

He told workers, “It doesnt matter who joined first or late,” Furthermore, alloting party tickets to women is the most difficult part of the process.

Imran said. “As many as 4,500 candidates applied for the tickets. We have reviewed our decisions wherever there have been reservations.”

According to Imran, he found the last three days most difficult of his life. He said, “I spent 126 days in sit-in, bit the last three days where I had to decide on the ticket allocation. They were the most difficult of all.”

PTI chief also added that not a single party ticket was allocated to any of his family member contrary to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.

The PTI chief also announced to kick-off nationwide election campaign from Mianwali on Sunday.

Disgruntled members of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) carried on their sit-in protest outside chairman Imran Khan’s Banigala residence against the distribution of party tickets on the fifth day.

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Workers from PP-170 are demonstrating against allotting ticket to political secretary Aun Chaudhry’s brother Imran.

Likewise, the activists from Multan are not ready to leave without receiving the party ticket for Malik Ahmed Dehar.

According to displeased workers, they have not worked hard in the past for the kind of change Imran is looking for, but they are struggling at the moment so that ideological party members can receive the ticket.

The vital meeting of dismay party leaders held in Islamabad was attended by the angry leaders including Hamid Khan and workers in large numbers.

In a declaration, released by the end of the meeting, the distribution of tickets by the PTI parliamentary termed unjust and alleged that some of the parliamentary board’s members were ineligible and being tried by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), therefore a transparent board should be set up to award tickets on merit.

“The women seats were also awarded to the favorites and failure in the submission of minority party priority list is condemnable and those responsible should be punished,” the declaration said.

Declaration also demanded the awarding of tickets to those, who contested election 2013 on party tickets. Furthermore, it also demanded to accept chairman and vice chairman no other leaders will be awarded tickets more than one constituency.