K-P LG polls: PTI decides to form alliance with PPP

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Sunday, 29 December 2013

30-12-2013 | FP

A consultation session between PPP and PTI will be held within next two days.

PESHAWAR (NNI) – In the most unpredictable move, Paksitan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) has decided to form alliance with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for local bodies (LB) elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the sources said on Sunday.

A consultation session will be held within next two days with PPP leaders at the residence of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Chief Minister s adviser Yaseen Khalil, the sources added.

The session is likely to be attended by PPP’s Syed Zahir Shah and other party leaders while Jamaat-e-Islami members will also participate in the negotiations.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s PTI decided to form alliance with opposition party PPP to sweep in LG polls, the sources added.

Earlier on Saturday, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CEC said bio-metric system was significant for fair polls.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government conducted trial voting under new biometric system in an effort to hold free and fair local government elections across the province on Saturday.

The demo polling was arranged at village council Badhai, ward Wadpagga and neighborhood council Sir Buland Pura in Peshawar.

Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan said he would ensure transparency in upcoming local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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Lack of transparency — PTI workers protest against unfair allotment of ticket

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Saturday, 21 December 2013

21-12-2013
Lahore: Workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf have put up controversial banners at different locations of Union Council-35, Lahore.

By displaying the controversial banners, workers have protested against the office-bearer of PTI (Lahore), Javed Ikram Tony who awarded the ticket of UC-35 to Jamaat-e-Islami (JI).

Javed Ikram Tony, PTI office bearer

In the banner, it has been also mentioned that Javed Tony has given the ticket to JI on the basis of favouritism instead on merit. Tony has close links with religious political party, Jamaat-e-Islami.

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Local govt polls — Youth wing warns PTI leadership

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Friday, 20 December 2013

20-12-2013 | ET
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) youth wing is upset with the party for ignoring them, and demands that in order to make up for it PTI should give them at least 50% representation in upcoming local government (LG) elections.

Youth wing representatives added that if the party did not listen, they would have to face a repeat of what happened in NA-1. Members of the youth wing believe that the party lost in the constituency as the leadership overlooked the youth during the May 11 general elections and then again in the by-polls.

Another reason, they believe, is because of groupings within the party. The wing decided that it is now time to confront the party by demanding representation at the grass-root levels.

They demanded that the party should find out why they lost in NA-1 in the by-polls. “We took the streets for change, we knocked on every door to convince people to vote for PTI,” said the youth wing’s Peshawar district president, Sajjad Bangash. “The youth reflects the party chairman’s politics but it is being ignored. Imran Khan should remember that if he ignores the youth, the party might meet the same fate as other political parties.”

He added that while the PTI tsunami had brought a lot of new people to the party, it had also swept away some who had been associated with the party since its inception in 1996.

According to Bangash, who promises to stand by the party chairman, Imran Khan should concentrate on internal issues just like he’s been dealing with international ones such as drones. “We are looking forward to sweep the LG polls,” he said. “The chairman should look into issues such as the youth wing’s reservations about party selections. We are content with the provincial government but the bureaucracy needs to be dealt with strictly.”

Bangash added everyone should be held accountable, even Imran Khan.

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PML-N, PTI signals for joint presidential candidate

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Wednesday, 24 July 2013

24-07-2013 | Courtesy: TNT
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) presidential candidate, Justice (Retd) Wajihuddin Ahmed signaled on Wednesday for a joint presidential candidate with Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N).

Justice (Retd.) Wajihuddin Ahmed has been nominated for presidential candidate from PTI while PML-N selected Mamnoon Hussain for the top post of the country.

Wajihuddin said that Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf will give positive response if Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz shows interest.

It is pertinent to note, Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered today to hold presidential election on July 30 instead of August 6.

The process of contacting the political parties is continued after the announcement of presidential election schedule.
Pakistan People’s Party was looking towards PTI for joint presidential candidate but the latest update showed a new side of picture.

Moreover, PPP expressed their thoughts to reconsider participation in presidential election after showing reservations over Supreme Court of Pakistan’s decision for modifying schedule.

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