ISLAMABAD: Disgruntled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA Ayesha Gulalai claimed on Friday to have received an offer of a Senate ticket from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in return for maligning state institutions.
Talking to the media outside parliament, Gulalai said the only condition in return for the ticket was to attack state institutions, adding that she would disclose the name of the PML-N member who had made the offer at a later date.
Gulalai, who hails from South Waziristan, said it was unfair to talk against the judiciary and army, saying it amounted to treason.
“Nawaz is more dangerous than Imran,” she added.
Taking a jibe at Nawaz’s daughter Maryam, who addressed a PML-N social media convention in KP on Friday, Gulalai wondered “what kind of public politics is this when Maryam lands in Mansehra on a helicopter”.
Talking about south Punjab, the MNA said there had been no development in the region as all the funds were being spent in Lahore. She added that she supported the region’s demands for a separate province.
Gulalai had announced to leave the PTI last year after levelling allegations of corruption against party leaders and harassment against PTI Chairman Imran Khan.
Published in Daily Times, February 17th 2018.