PTI struggling to find candidates for by-polls in Punjab: Azma
Pakistan
She says PTI’s founder has now turned his slogan of “real freedom” into “please forgive me”
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari took a swipe at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday, claiming the party is finding it hard to field candidates for the upcoming by-elections.
Reacting to a statement by Aleema Khan in the provincial capital, Bokhari said PTI’s founder had no choice but to back out of the by-polls after facing repeated defeats.
She pointed out that PTI had already lost two by-elections in Punjab by a wide margin, while the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has more than a dozen hopefuls in every constituency.
According to Bokhari, the people of Punjab have rejected the “politics of hate” and anti-state rhetoric of PTI’s founder. “His so-called champions went all the way to America in search of ‘real freedom,’ but had to return to London empty-handed,” she remarked.
She further said PTI’s founder had now turned his slogan of “real freedom” into “please forgive me.”
Highlighting the PML-N’s recent momentum, Bukhari said, “Wherever you look in Punjab, the lion symbol is being seen as the sign of victory.”
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She added that one year of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s performance had taken the party’s popularity to new heights, making PML-N the first choice of voters across the province.
