Super and Permanent Lotay Joining Imran Khan's PTI

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Re: Super and Permanent Lotay Joining Imran Khan’s PTI

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Shireen Mazari resigns, alleges PTI hijacked by ‘big money’ | DAWN.COM

ISLAMABAD: Central Vice President of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Dr Shireen Mazari on Wednesday resigned from her basic party membership, citing differences “purely based on political issues”.

In messages posted on social media website Twitter, Mazari said: “I have given in my resignation from PTI. I regretfully resign as people had real hopes with PTI.”

“Not leaving PTI for any other party, purely based on political issues,” said Mazari in her messages. “Party program has been taken over by ‘big money’. The membership drive was hijacked by ‘big money’. This has compromised the party elections.”

Mazari was also incharge of Foreign Policy for the PTI. The renowned analyst was served a notice by the party leadership after reportedly giving statements against PTI’s policies.

“I haven’t left the ideology the party has departed from the ideology. My resignation is not based on personal differences rather on policy and governance issues. I am ready to serve PTI again if the party lives up to its principles,” added Mazari in further tweets clarifying her resignation.

“Let me make it clear yes I was served a show cause notice & my resignation came after due deliberation. I was NOT suspended from the party,” she added, clarifying her position.

The PTI actually seems to be hijacked by the so-called ideologists who do not want to be surpassed by anyone. They are not willing to let the limelight focus elsewhere. Every single newcomer in the party is resisted tooth and nail. None of these so-called ideologists is good enough to beat even a councilor on its own. And no political ideology, however genuine it maybe, can be of any use to the people if its followers fail to reach the corridors of power and put the ideology into action.

Dr Mazari has been an excellent analyst, but she has grossly misread the script. I do not want to bring the factor of traditional rivalry of Mazari and Laghari tribes in this move, but she should have tried to understand the broader and complicated canvass of electoral politics of Pakistan. There might be some angels staying on the earth, but none of them is based in Pakistan — not even Imran himself.