INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Influential family in Mianwali parts ways with PTI after ticket snub Former Member National Assembly and
granddaughter of Nawab Amir Muhammad Khan of Kalabagh, the former governor of erstwhile West Pakistan, along with her family members on
ticket to contest the upcoming general election.Coming from one of the influential families of Mianwali, the home town of PTI chairman Imran
press conference at her residence in Kalabagh on Thursday, she said: "We opened doors of our historical mansion to Imran Khan and became his
companions in his journey to change." Ayla Malik who served as member of the lower house of the parliament from 2002 to 2007 on a reserved
Tsunami wave during the last election was witnessed in Mianwali
All because of our hard work," said Ayla Malik."We had to face a little disappointment when Khan decided to leave the seat from his
disassociated himself from the constituency but our family stood by him.Imran Khan left the seat, but we remained stuck to his slogan of
And despite being aware of all the facts, Imran Khan, instead of addressing the issue, handed over the matters to non-serious
elements"."From today, we are parting our ways with the PTI, and in the coming days we would be free to take our own decisions and set our
direction.All options are open for us
We will decide our future course of action after consultation with people of our constituency".She said her family stood by Imran Khan
despite having a lot of reservations over the former cricket hero's unpopular political decisions."The manner in which we were snubbed
while awarding party tickets is unacceptable
We would be the first to welcome the party's decision, if we had been taken into confidence," said she.The former MNA is expected to field
her son-in-law, Amir Muhammad Khan, as an independent candidate from the Punjab Assembly Constituency PP-86 Mianwali.Talking to The News on
leader said Haji Sheeka Khan, another disgruntled leader of the PTI who is contesting the election as an independent candidate from PP-86,
Resentment over the party tickets has triggered protests and resignations in different parts of the country ahead of the general elections
