LAHORE – PTI Chairman Imran Khan has accepted that his party is in contactwith the disgruntled PMLN leader Chaudhry Nisar.
He revealed that they are in contact with Ch Nisar over the issue ofjoining PTI, however no final decision has been taken yet.Earlier A prominent journalist has predicted PML-N’s estranged leaderChaudhry Nisar Ali Khan may join Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) during thelatter’s rally at Minar-e-Pakistan, scheduled to be held on April 29.
“I am sure former interior minister Nisar Ali Khan is quitting and ImranKhan, the PTI chief, had already invited him [Ch Nisar] to join PTI”,Chaudhry Ghulam Hussain said this during his program on local TV last night.
Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Dr Arif Alvi invitedthe former minister to join the party.
Talking to media in Hyderabad, Arif Alvi said that Nisar is a nice man buthe is being surrounded by ‘bad people’.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has a right guess that it cannotwin the upcoming elections as PTI will make the next government, Alvi added.
Responding to a question, the PTI leader said the courts perform theirduties where governments fail to serve people.
On Monday, Ch Nisar met Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Lahore andshared his reservations about the party’s affairs. The meeting came in thebackdrop of Chaudhry Nisar’s refusal to accept Maryam Nawaz as her leader.
The veteran politician has publicly criticised the ousted PM’s daughter andother leaders of the PML-N on their policy in the Panama Papers case. He isalso fully opposed to Maryam’s possible elevation as party’s head.
Reports suggest Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has failed to convinceCh Nisar to meet Nawaz Sharif. He has asked disgruntled party leaderChaudhry Nisar Ali Khan not to part ways with the party, it has beenreported.
Shahbaz Sharif wanted Ch Nisar to meet Nawaz Sharif so as to removemisunderstanding in a one-on-one meeting, to which Nisar declined, sayingit’s not the right time.