Islamabad, Feb. 15 (TNS): In a weird justification, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan said that the party lost the Lodhran by-election by fielding an ‘inexperienced candidate’.
In an interview to local news channel, Khan said the party did not have too much choice when it came to field Ali Tareen as the candidate for the NA-154 by-poll, adding that some of the party workers and supporters had also joined the rival party.
Imran alleged that PML-N had spent a huge amount of money on the election campaign and added that securing almost 92,000 votes in a six-week-long electioneering for the very first time was something positive for Ali Tareen and the party.
The PTI chief, however, vowed not to repeat the mistakes of this by-poll in the upcoming general elections. “We are fully ready to contest the next elections with full force,” he added.
Criticising the ruling party, Imran reiterated that Pakistan was being taken hostage by a mafia and there was no democracy in the country.
