ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has revised its policy thatmakes it compulsory for new entrants to be screened by a committee beforethey are officially included in the party fold.

According to reports, the party committee will gather information on allinterested political leaders before they are accepted as members ofPTI. Under the new rule, party chairman Imran Khan will also not meet allnew members. The party officials have termed recent influx of politicalleaders as a reason for the change in party policy.

On May 23, two sitting members of provincial assemblies from Charsadda andSargodha announced their decision to join the PTI. The two lawmakers metImran Khan at his Bani Gala residence before joining his party.

Political leaders from different parties are making their way into the PTIof late, while most of them belong to the PML-N.