MARDAN: Former minister Khawaja Mohammad Khan Hoti officially joined Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Monday.
The former minister was earlier a member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
The announcement was made during a press conference with PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif in Mardan.
Few of Hoti’s associates also joined PML-N along with him.
Expressing satisfaction over his decision, Hoti said he and his new party will have to work harder to show that they are sincere to the people of Mardan.
Hoti had joined PTI last year after quitting the Awami National Party (ANP).
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Every corrupt leader has a price...just need to set his/her price & PML(N) & PPP has this skill. Thanks to them to make the PTI clean party.
He joined pti because he thought it will help him in winning election. He left pti for the same reason as the so called sonami Has died down in mardan. The intra party elections may also be a cause but in the last 6 months the stocks of pti has fallen that much. Asad qaiser to get 700 voted again from NA Sawabi seat at this rate.
@Kamran Naqvi: Lolz....Nice Joke...I Think My Brother You Are Living In Fool's Paradise And Don't Follow Anything Other Than The Pro - PML - N Web / Facebook Pages (Or Maybe You Are Trying A Bit Too Hard To Fool You Own Self)...Perhaps You Don't Know That " Nawaz Shareef " Was An Off Spring Of Zia's Regime (Establishment)..He Was Zia's Minister In Punjab....He Was So Damn Obsessed About Zia (A Dictator, Establishment) That He Even Vowed To Take Zia - ul -Haq's Mission Ahead...And Perhaps, You Haven't Gone Through The Supreme Court's Judgement On " Asghar Khan Case " Either (Very Recent), Which Has Now Clearly Proved That Nawaz Was Backed By the ISI (Establishment) In The 90s And Became The PM By Rigging The Election Along With The ISI Under IGI...So, I Would Recommend You To " Wake Up " Now !!
PML-N is the only anti-establishment party and the only hope for Pakistan... All parties are together against PML-N but they will fail miserably InshaAllah. My vote is for PML-N !
Now we have "Do-Dhari" lotas as well. Kudos!
such ppl should never be voted
So party elections in PTI exposed all opportunists. Good job IK
If I remember it correctly, the root cause was that he not only wanted ticket for himself and his son in PTI, but also his nephew who had been convicted in another country for drugs. There was no way PTI was willing to go that far, specially with internal party election process in place. They would have left sooner or later anyways, as IK had predicted months ago for such politicians.
The perfect lota..
Had he rejoined PTI, the headline, length of story and tone of ET would have been different :) The commentators should also discuss 'reasons to leave PTI & joining PMLN" by a seasoned politicians.
PMLN and Nawaz Sharif doing the ultimate politics of principle by collecting all the neglected political hides of PPP,PMLQ AND PTI
I am not from PTI but me my father are from Jamat e Islami. i know him because we have family terms and his son friend. They were happy when they joined PTI and then they started their demands asking about positions etc Khan asked them to calm down he was given the position but then Khan also told him there will be party election. So i cannot nominate you or your son because you will have to be elected. This upsets Mr Hoti and his son and said we will leave this party if you didnt give us the position and tickets. But well as we all know Imran Khan he will never be blackmailed by these kind of people he refused and thus they left the part and joined N league. I havnt talked to his son recently but ofcourse father will get NA ticket and son will get PA ticket or maybe another NA. Not sure. I am seriously thinking of joining PTI after all this. I see merit there now. Thanks Hoti for making me realize PTI is the party of change and merit and i hope many people like me will think the same. I will try to convince my father, brothers, friends and family, relatives as well. Unfortunately i will not be able to contest or vote for local PTI UC level election because i am late but still its now about our country. God bless us all
@Khan:
Toonami khan is no better leader either.
@Abrar R: @Khan: @Bloom: @saif: @iLiberal:
After Gen Pasha gone, Grapes have really become sour..........for PTI.
this guy has no Imaan seriously 3 parties change in 1 year Lota kahna iss ki toqeen hai ye pasto main kahtey hain Kahremanda Banda hai
I think this gentleman can be summarized in on word. Lota!!!!
let all the opertunist leave PTI before election..
where are PTI bashers, comm'on guys
Good One Abrar ! ,, i think people have had enough of him.. when you change parties 3 times a year, i think people get the idea, lol
His reasons for leaving PTI were simple.. he wanted "Chaudrahat" + "vice Chaudrahat" for his son but Khan wouldn't have it so he left..
Noora on the other hand will not mind because almost every second person joining N in KP these days is immediately offered a 'good looking title post' hahaha, there are currently like hundreds of Senior VP's of PML (N) in a single constituency , lolol
If people still don;t change this time, then people very well deserve Zardari & Nawaz as rulers.
lota party.
He is going to join MQM nex month. Mark my words people
Once a lota always a lota.. SImple as that. Just because he didn't want to take part in the upcoming party elections he left PTI. Wanted a permanent seat for himself and his son. Typical Pakistani politicians. Only thinking about his own family thats it. Who cares about the masses. Im glad PTI got rid of people like Mr. Hoti.
Tribune forgot to mention the most important announcement by two time PM of a BULLET TRAIN from Khyber to Karachi! Apparently people can do without law and order, education and health but really need a bullet train...
Really gives a gloomy picture of a future PML-N government...
All fearful of true democratic run by PTI. A new truly transparent system introduced by pti. Down with inherited party leaders. He and others know that they will not make it to the top in Intra party elections so took the decision while he could. I like PTI even more.
so how will pml n defend him on talk shows. They used to say he is a drug dealer.
And he was supposed to make his decision public in a jalsa at the same place he hosted Imran. He had already joined PMLn in Raiwind.
Seems he feared the same numbers wouldnt turn up.
He was in PPP before joining ANP.
This is a simple news. where is the actual story.reasons for joining PML-N and reasons for leaving PTI etc
Opportunists
You politicians do nothing, but selling and purchasing of your loyalities, and it is yours politics.
So her went from being criticised for being corrupt by PTI, then joined PTI and was suddenly honest, and on joining PML-N will become corrupt again.
A move to secure the future by a powerful family. You need to have somebody in every party from your family to safeguard your family interests. who cares about ideologies.