Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif contacts Fauzia Kasuri, asks her to join PML-N

Fauzia Kasuri is one of the central figures of PTI and a close associate of Imran Khan.

LAHORE: Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif has reportedly contacted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf member (PTI) Fauzia Kasuri and made her an offer to join PML-N’s women wing, according to sources close to the PML-N.

Sources said that Kulsoom had discussed the portfolio being offered to Kasuri during their talk.

One of the central figures of PTI and a close associate of Imran Khan, Fauzia Kasuri has previously served as PTI women’s wing president and a liaison person for the party’s overseas chapters.

With PTI winning six reserved seats – four in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and two in Punjab – Kasuri lost the chance to represent the party in the assembly.

With many sacrifices for PTI including surrendering dual-nationality, there has been evident friction between Kasuri and PTI.

In her opinion, it all started when “compromised people” were given a chance to join the party. Though she realises the dynamics of any political party and the fact that people have to be taken on board, she feels “parties must stick to their ideology”.

She says her colleagues’ apathy and Khan’s silence give her signals that she is not needed anymore, since no one has contacted her or replied to her emails.