Bacha is currently the president of the Town-I PTI cabinet. PHOTO: FILE
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is facing serious internal criticism over allotting a party ticket to Gul Bacha, who is to contest the NA-1 seat vacated by PTI chief Imran Khan in the by-polls.
Bacha, who has been a PTI worker since 1996, was the election campaign in-charge of PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s run for the same constituency. Addressing journalists at Peshawar Press Club on Tuesday, several workers said the party’s leadership had allotted the ticket to Bacha, who they accused of making 70,000 fake CNICs for Afghan residents.
Interestingly, Bacha is currently the president of the Town-I PTI cabinet, having won the position during the intra-party elections. He was also the nazim for Khalisa-II union council in Peshawar during 2001 and 2004.
“Out of the 325 elected members in 25 union councils, 210 supported Salim Jan for the NA-1 ticket due to his services to the party. However, he was not awarded the ticket,” said former PTI Peshawar district information secretary Irfan Salim.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 3rd, 2013.
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