File photo of PTI Chairman Imran Khan during a rally in Lahore. PHOTO: ABID NAWAZ/EXPRESS
ISLAMABAD: The grandson of Nawab Muhammad Farid Khan Nawabzada Salahud Din and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan worked out a seat adjustment plan in Bahawalpur for the upcoming elections, reported Express News on Tuesday.
The alliance came after a disappointing turnout of relations between Nawab Salahud Din and the Awami National Party (ANP).
Salahud Din joined ANP during a public meeting at Shergarh Manshera on July 11 last year.
Salahud Din, who was lobbying for the creation of Tanawal district, was promised by then Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) chief minister Amir Haider Hoti that a new district will be carved out if he joins the party. Hoti had said this knowing that ANP has a nominal vote bank in the Pakhtun areas of Hazara.
Despite Hoti’s announcement, the Tanawal district never became a reality, leaving Salahud Din disappointed and reducing his political space.
Salahud Din was pushing the ANP to establish a presence in a district that had always opposed the party. He finally turned to the PTI leadership after the Gul brothers from Torghar switched from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) to PTI.
Commenting on the movement of politicians from PTI to Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N), Imran Khan said “I wont criticize Nawaz today, instead I want to thank him. He has taken all the corrupt people from our party to his own. I thank him“.
“We will leave our seats but we will not give a ticket to a corrupt politician”, he went on to say.
PTI is also in talks with the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) for possible seat adjustments in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
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Khan Sahb I think corrupt people are still in your party, think again before giving them tickets.
@Ali: Who said anything about N League, or you feeling too insecure. Guess, cat came out of the bag itself. I rest my case :D
@Asif Nawaz:
Are "electables" like Ejaz Jazi going to be given the ticket once again? :P. Btw none of the people who left PTI for N have been given tickets so far either!
Oh man. I've seen Najam Sethi's shows but you guys should read Javed Chaudry's 21 oct 2008 column on Express news e-paper site. Some really shocking stuff about Mr. Sethi.
I will not lie to you I will not take make alliances to get in power I will not fool people for votes in name of new provinces
I believe these were the words of some pti leader on 23rd march
Well done Khan sahib...its another wicket down for PML N :)
@Ali: He didn't give them the tickets. Its a political party, anyone can join, but only the deserving candidates will be given the PTI ticket.
Why did you take them in the first place? Or is PTI a laundry machine where everyone is clean as long as one stays there!?
lolz @ tribune. hahahahaha
Great news... Congrats pti.... We need such alliances with honest people... Do people know why all electables are leaving party and joining status quo parties... All due to intra party elections in pti which did not let these electables secure key party positions.. IK did not worry, let them leave the party for the sake of his principles... Bravo IK
People join us because of our VISION: IMRAN KHAN Now!!! Where is the VISION of PTI???
@ Express Tribune
Nawabzada Salahuddin who is mentioned in this article is from Amb (Tanawal) and has no link with Bahawalpur. His father Nawab Muhammad Saeed Khan was the last Nawab of Amb.
I think your reporter has mixed him up with Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi of Bahawalpur.
Nawabzada Salahuddin Saeed Tanoli, son of the Nawab of State of Amb, mansehra..... Different from Nawabzada Salahuddin of Bahawalpur....
Tanoli joined ANP for creation tanwal district and has now left ANP and joined PTI... while Nawab of bahawalpur has agreed on seat adjustment..
Editors make correction.
Nawal Salah ud din of Bhawalpur is different from Salah uddin Saeed Khan, the later is the head of Tanolis and former prince of State of Amb
When did Bahawalpur become part of KPK??? Hoti is authorized to carve a new district in Bahawalpur????? ET is terrible
HAhahahah ANP in Bahawalpur? All i remember is a joint press conference with Ch Shujaat in the recent past by Mr. Salhauddin Abbasi for the creation of BWP province and not ANP
If IK doing seat adjustment it mean other parties can give ticket to corrupt person. I suggest he should have decided to contest with his member on every seat.
Certainly a very good move by PTI. Khan sahib is now getting serious. Wish you all the best.
lol ANP in bahawalpur? Dear tribune this Nawabzada salahuddin is cheif of BNAP bahawalpur national awami party and he was never part of ANP of KPK ... that one is nawabzada salahuddin saeed khan of mansehra ... kindly fire ur field reporter or editor
@ Express Tribune Please do some research before publishing such stories. Have a look at it again. The Nawab of Bahawalpur didn't want the creation of Tanawal.
What ANP has to do with Bahwalpur..I think there is a big mistake in this article...
Khan is showing political maturity, seat adjustment with Nawabzada Salahud Din will win him seats against JUI-F and also send clear message that they are not in isolation.
Great move indeed. Btw ET, Why you act as an investigating Agency when the news is about PTI alone.
LOL! When was Nawab Salahuddin part of ANP? Seriously ET... How Ignorant of you, He was Salahuddin Tanoli not Nawab Salahuddin!
Great news, indeed!
So PTI is in the game folks !!
And the nawab of Bahawalpur does not represent a feudal, landlord mindset?