Summary We didn't compromise on our ideology for 19 years, how can we do it now, Says Chairman PTI
ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News, Web Desk) – Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has on Sunday claimed that Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) had offered 50% seats before the election. “We didn’t compromise on our ideology for 19 years. How can we compromise now?” question Imran Khan, reported Dunya News.
Addressing Workers Convention in Islamabad, Imran Khan said that he was offered 50% seats by PML-N but he didn’t compromise. He said that PTI is getting weakened due to internal differences.
Jehangir Tareen has been criticized by the party leaders recently and the most vocal among them has been senior PTI leader Hamid Khan. Putting his weight in Jehangir Tareen’s favor on this occasion, Imran Khan said that he first came to know of Jehangir Tareen as an agriculturist who had developed model farms and was a good tax payer. He said that he inducted Asad Umar and Jehangir Tareen into the party because they knew governance.
I first heard of JkT as an agriculturalist who had developed model farms and was a good taxpayer. @ImranKhanPTI
— PTI (@PTIofficial) August 2, 2015
“I knew Jehangir Tareen’s governance and that is why I made him the Secretary General”, said Imran. He added that he consulted with everyone including Vice Chairman PTI Shah Mehmood Qureshi before making Jehangir Tareen the Secretary General.
“I know who came to the sit-in”, Imran Khan said. He said that all parties are worried because of PTI and entire Pakistan is looking towards the party. “We supported Pervez Musharraf only because he had promised across the board accountability.
“We didn’t stage the sit-in on anyone’s directions. We never compromised on our ideology”, Imran Khan said.
