PML-N's Bilal Virk announces defection to PTI
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PML-N Member of National Assembly (MNA) from Sheikhupura, Chaudhry Bilal Ahmed Virk, has decided to join PTI, DawnNewsTV reported on Saturday.
The lawmaker formally announced his decision after meeting with the PTI chief at his residence in Bani Gala, Islamabad.
Speaking on the occasion, Virk expressed complete confidence in PTI's leadership and the party's manifesto.
"Imran Khan is a beacon of hope for the people of Punjab [who want] to rid the province of corruption," Virk said, adding that: "A certain family has robbed Punjab and the entire country of its resources for their personal gain."
It was quite clear he was referring to the Sharifs.
Criticising the family, he said they had "disrespected parliament and attacked government institutions to hide their own misdeeds".
He further accused them of rendering parliament "practically irrelevant" and said they had adopted "the practice of misusing parliament to mar the Constitution and threaten government institutions".
Virk stressed that the country did not need chaos and instead was in dire need of accountability "from the thieves looting it".
He claimed that Khan had become "the voice of the entire nation, especially the people of Punjab" and was confident that the future belonged to PTI and Pakistan.
The PTI chief welcomed Virk and his supporters into the fold.
"April 29 is the day to raise the foundations for a new Pakistan," he said.
Imran said that the people of Pakistan were ready to declare their support for the judiciary and institutions.
He also voiced his appreciation for the chief justice and his team for having made accountable a "powerful mafia".
Reiterating Virk's statements, he said that the Sharifs "had forced the nation into slavery, poverty and ignorance to amass wealth for their children".
"An era of ideological politics is returning to Pakistan," the PTI chief said before triumphantly adding that blackmailing institutions and escaping accountability will no longer be tolerated.
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Apr 14, 2018 06:14pm
Seriously ???
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Apr 14, 2018 06:14pm
A good step in a right direction.
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Apr 14, 2018 06:14pm
welcome Bilal you did the right thing. Inshallah Imran is Pakistan's best and honest future and symbol of prosperity
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Apr 14, 2018 06:15pm
Welcome to PTI, No one is ready to accept to work under the leadership of Maryam Nawaz.
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Apr 14, 2018 06:16pm
Well done Virk, welcome to PTI.
Many more to follow. Does PTI have space to take more...
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Apr 14, 2018 06:18pm
Dooms day for PTI. PTI never realized very first time that people are not interested in seeing same faces with different symbols as the much hyped CHANGE can not come with just replacing IK with NS while the rest of team would be the same.
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Apr 14, 2018 06:19pm
Imran Khan for PM! Imran Khan for Change!
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Apr 14, 2018 06:21pm
Virk sb timely move. But after few years establishment will be after IK as well if he dared to do any work for Pakistan. Bow IK and PPP are stars cause both are same in terms of how devastated they have left both Sindh and KPK owing to non performance. So welcome to bunch of non performers. But you are forgetting that NS has amassed quite a popularity. You can see this in lodharan where despite unknown person standing he won cause of NS name and defetaed tareen and IK. Good luck to you. People are not going to vote that you sleep and crticize rather on work which is pretty obvious for PMLn
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Apr 14, 2018 06:26pm
When the boat starts sinking, rats are the first to escape.
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Apr 14, 2018 06:28pm
Writing for PMLN is clearly on the wall and their days in government are numbered due to their poor performance and wrongdoings. More will announce defection to PTI soon!
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Apr 14, 2018 06:33pm
accursed are those who are turncoats and those who embrace them.these rolling stones are loyal to no one
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Apr 14, 2018 06:36pm
All bailing out of a sinking ship of PML-N. With NS bound for jail and banned for life, the outlook for the party does not look good.
It is wishful thinking on NS's part to hoist his daughter or ailing wife as a replacement for him as dynastic musical chairs to carry on his family's mission of loot and plunder to retire in the UK comfortably! All indications are NS will be sitting in jail for 10-20 years at least. Rest is all secpulation and pipe-dreams.
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Apr 14, 2018 06:36pm
VIRIK is right in accusing Sharif family but he will be disappointed in I>K as well.
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Apr 14, 2018 06:39pm
IK ought to be careful in inducting "impurities" into PTI from the corrupt political entities!
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Apr 14, 2018 06:47pm
An other wicket falls and there are many more to go.PML(N) is fighting a losing game,speaking against institutions is not going to help.If they are clean as MS Maryam claims,they should provide justification for all the wealth they have accumulated.
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Apr 14, 2018 06:54pm
If PTI, PPP and JUI collude on this matter South Punjab province will be created
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Apr 14, 2018 06:55pm
Welcome to one of the best political party in Pakistan
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Apr 14, 2018 06:55pm
Dry clean going on.....
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Apr 14, 2018 06:56pm
If Mian NS wish to save his party, he must stay away from it'd party affairs. The eroding has started.
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Apr 14, 2018 07:02pm
Interesting, he was member of PML-Q then PML-N and now PTI. And relatively young, born in 1974. I would prefer to know more about him before making any judgement.
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Apr 14, 2018 07:12pm
If he was not faithful to his previous party, how come he will remain faithful to his new political friends?
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Apr 14, 2018 07:17pm
This is where Imran Khan lost the plot of Naya Pakistan. He should not be welcoming politicians from other parties in PTI. Just because someone switch parties does not mean he became honest all of a sudden. A lot of corrupt people have left PML and PPP and joined PTI. They will continue their corrupt practices now under PTI’s banner.
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Apr 14, 2018 07:23pm
Wash him in the insaf laundry; out clean they come
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Apr 14, 2018 07:43pm
@Nomi Goraya - That "much hyped CHANGE" is already visible in KPK despite what you say. If a leader is clean, change follows. Its a pity massive corruption, misrule, poor performance and wrongdoings of PMLN still don't bother some people!
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Apr 14, 2018 07:50pm
Pathetic Team Individual has another dead soul to their account. Doesn't mean that I have any sympathy for PML N.
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Apr 14, 2018 07:52pm
Good way to end one's political career.
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Apr 14, 2018 07:57pm
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad You would know..
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Apr 14, 2018 08:02pm
I still hold the hope that PTI is our best option as we have tried the rest, look where has it taken us? But I sincerely hope that IK understands that our time served politicians' have no principles they are just opportunists and just go which ever way the wind blows!
IK should enlist some unknown 'wildcards' expats who are brought in from outside to stand against the well known opposition, purely on their merit for being good honest for governance! High risk strategy but with good publicity could pay dividends!
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Apr 14, 2018 08:03pm
@M.S.Awan peeps have the right to speak against whomever they like.
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Apr 14, 2018 08:10pm
@tQ is that what pti is?
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Apr 14, 2018 08:45pm
PTI should be very cautious not to accept the tainted politicians from the sinking ship of Nawaz.
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Apr 14, 2018 08:45pm
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Most who pose as politicians already have their faith very full and it has nothing to do with faith as most people understand.
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Apr 14, 2018 08:55pm
If Imran Khan continues to accept defectors either from PMLN or PPP, he can not fulfill his dream of
NAYA PAKISTAN.
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Apr 14, 2018 08:59pm
The country is being ruled by so-called elites, Khans, Choudrys, Malicks, Mians and others like them. They switch parties in their personal interest, has nothing to do with democratic values, they are looking for a better bargain.
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Apr 14, 2018 09:34pm
PTI has not done much in their Province?
Let us give a chance what Imran can do if his party wind election?
Yes, Bhuttos and Sharifis need to go.
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Apr 14, 2018 09:39pm
Joining PTI=dry clean of all your sins
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Apr 14, 2018 09:39pm
@Aman . Surprising.product of corruption n liar master of uturns doing ball tampering gambling in matches despite other unmentionables is considered clean!
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Apr 14, 2018 09:59pm
opportunities
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Apr 14, 2018 10:08pm
Announces defecation to PTI?
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Apr 14, 2018 10:10pm
What really needs to happen is that instead of leaving the PMLN, the good people of PMLN need to rid themselves of the Sharifs.
Bring in new honest leadership to take the party into the future..
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Apr 14, 2018 10:11pm
Looking forward to MS parallel universe comments, where she thinks that having less MNAs is proof that NS is winning.
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Apr 14, 2018 10:26pm
It is great to see a punjabi who can call sharifs thieves.
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Apr 14, 2018 10:37pm
Enjoyed 5 years in govt and now a certain family robbed the country
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Apr 14, 2018 10:53pm
@BhaRAT
Why only southern Punjab?
Pakistan needs more provinces out of these
four provinces.
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Apr 14, 2018 11:23pm
Recent defections strongly indicate that PML-N members have rejected Shahbaz Sharif as the new head of the party.
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Apr 14, 2018 11:25pm
@Miraaj your correct about sindh.But kpk has performed. Please look at Dunya survey's contiuncy survey by habib akrab( an ardent Pmln supporter) . you live in punjab and you talk about KPK. There is almost 70 percent approval rating in kpk/ THe problem with you is that you guys feel that mega project equal developent when it does not . Proper health care, police and education at the ground level is what performance looks like. By ground level, i mean the interior of the province not major cities. Kpk's performance is uniform meaning that there is a good local body system that providing services at most ground level
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Apr 14, 2018 11:28pm
Pti and PPP will definitely form coalition govt. in next elections and fight corruption together.
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Apr 14, 2018 11:29pm
@Miraaj lahore in not punjab . You have to understand that. Pmln's margin of win in by election in the south and central punjab is only 6 percent . if pmln was so popular the margin would have been 50 to 60 percent in the elections. Incumbency plays big part. Please go to the south. In kpk, all district are uniformally bieng developed . Metro although important does not equal development. Education, health and police is true development
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Apr 14, 2018 11:36pm
@Anti-Corruption_Pakistani what about life before 2013. Don’t you see any difference in improvements in the country.
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Apr 14, 2018 11:39pm
@M.S.Awan National matters are serious, don’t make the country a sports ground. Wake up Pakistan, this is not a cricket match.
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Apr 15, 2018 12:09am
Jumping on the winning wagon.
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Apr 15, 2018 04:53am
Lets hope people of Pakistan make a wise choice this time. Imran Khan is the only hope.
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Apr 15, 2018 05:13am
It is never too late that our politicians and people realize how mega corruption has deprived the poor people of their two square meals.
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Apr 15, 2018 05:33am
When you find out your political future is in jeopardy, because your current party is about to go down, you jump ships. I like to hear these guys changing parties why they didn't do that before Nawaz Sharif was ousted ? Why now ? What changed all of a sudden? There is no loyalty in politics, these politicians prove it everyday, of course I'm not referring to the heads, the guys who started their parties.
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Apr 15, 2018 06:23am
Great....Now work hard to stop corruption with action and not just the words.
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Apr 15, 2018 06:36am
No hopes from IK too. How can anyone be fooled when PTI didnt perform and just talked and talked.
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Apr 15, 2018 06:55am
I think it is time for younger and more enlightened generation of Pakistan to come forward and play leadership role. Gen. Musharaf, President Zardari and Prime Minister Sharief have played their role. These people will do a great service for Pakistan if they say nothing what is going on or holds for the country.Let the new generation take it over.
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