Says he will contest independently after the PTI did not award him a ticket. PHOTO: FILE
Accusing the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of not awarding party tickets on merit, politician Hashim Baber announced he will contest elections as an independent candidate from NA-3.
“The claim that 35% of tickets will be given to the youth was baseless. The ratio was hardly 15%,” Baber said.
He added that even though PTI chairman Imran Khan had said residents will be asked about the candidates in their union councils, no such checking was done before awarding people key positions.
He further claimed that 75% quota was reserved only for Punjab in the parliamentary board. “A certain group of party workers run all the affairs of the PTI ignoring, ordinary workers,” he added.
Baber had lost the PTI inter-party elections to a new entrant, Aatif Khan.
Baber has decided to join the Khidmatgar Qaumi Jirga, a group of elders from 52 villages near the Warsak Dam, which works for the welfare of the area’s people.
Baber said after the jirga’s efforts, they have received Rs40 million from the government as electricity royalty and pledged to continue his struggle for the villagers.
Baber is a retired bureaucrat and former central finance secretary of the Awami National Party.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 17th, 2013.
Correction: In an earlier version of the article, the headline incorrectly stated that Baber has quit the PTI. The error has been rectified.
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So, what is the big deal?
My phuppo left PTI because she died. That's a huge loss and now it will be hard to PTI to win elections. ET please report it.
@Dean:
You rightly described the actual level of PTI...............
Baber is a retired bureaucrat and former central finance secretary of the Awami National Party.
After reading last line i would say Imran khan has done great job by not giving him ticket opportunist like baber sould leave as soon as possible because they will never gonna achieve their evil motives .
Pappu sunhar and Gangu taile left PTI after differences with chairman Imran Khan: ET
PTI has published the list of all young candidates you can calculate the ratio no rocket science. FYI: they missed few young candidates who got hold of party tickets.
Whoever leaves or joins pti it doesn't matters.PTI has 1 million(1 crore ) members which are loyal to it by heart.But the main question is why the media is portraying this type of news only for the PTI.Are people not leaving other parties.It seems that yellow journalism is on the rise as the elections have come near.
Baber had lost the PTI inter-party elections to a new entrant, Aatif Khan.
This! Its all here in this line!
I hope the trust we all are placing on PTI is worthy. If PTI fails to deliver then youth will be devastated. I pray that PTI wins and delivers because winning will just be the beginning!
Another one goes its not the party of cronyism or nepotism it's the party of people with fair and honest intentions. How many came and they went as they want seats to be in the Parliament House nothing else. I was critic of Imran Khan and now I'm the greatest admirer of the person who does what he say. Credit goes to him doing intra party election who else has done in Pakistan he's the trend setter. He has done great favour to the Pakistani nation by brininging the politics to grass root level never ever done before. Politics of electables has dimished and devaluated by IK who had thought of this ever. Feaudlism is tottering and shaking to its last credit goes to IK who has given power to people and local levels to become leaders. Who would have thought of this ever now average person in Pakistan wants to go into politics credit goes to IK. I would like to request all the reader to have a quick glance at other parties and analyse their electable candidates and PTI candidates you would get your answer.
So? who cares?
It looks to me BREAKING NEWS from express tribune... By the way WHO WAS HE who left the party on ticket given issue...WAS HE KNOWN...
There are many who will left the party and many other parties on such issue... Will they all be shown in top slot of EXPRESS TRIBUNE...I think NO
If you join a political party only for ticket than you are not a genuine political person.PTI does not need such opportunist.Its good that they are leaving the party before the election.We need people like Asad Umer in the party who joined the party for the noble mission of serving this country under any capacity.For people like Asad Umer becoming an MPA or MNA is not the purpose of joining PTI.Asad Umer has worked for the party and will continue to do so for the sake of this country.
ET- why is this a news? In order to be fair other party's workers that are leaving should be mentioned as well and not just PTI
Grapes are sour
this point should be noted "Baber had lost the PTI inter-party elections to a new entrant, Aatif Khan" he said that party had not asked the union councils but why would a union council select a person who did not received enough votes to become district or regional president.
Seems very BIG news.. good going ET...
So the former finance secretary from ANP thought PTI would be easy pickings for him? Experience does not make you eligible for a ticket. Honesty and Merit does. Who would want him in their party now that he's not only left PTI but also maligning it. Oh wait, PML-N will.