According to report Fauzia Kasuri met Imran Khan recently but Imran failed to address her concersn therefore she deicded to contest NA-48 by polls. She will be against PTI candidate Asad Umar. Makhdoom Javed Hashmi of PTI vacated the NA-48 seat and many in PTI wanted to give ticket to any local of NA-48 but Imran Khan decided to give NA-48 ticket to Asad Umar who is resident of Karachi.
Some insiders in PTI are denying this report and are saying that Fauzia Kasuri will support Asad Umar. Fauzia Kasuri left PTI in June 2013 complaining that she was sidelined by party leader ship on many issues including the important issue of distribution of party tickets on reserved seats.
PTI spokesperson Dr Shireen Mazari while commenting on this story said: “She is not in the party anymore, so it’s her choice to make. I can only comment on the people in the party,”
Fauzia tweeted related to this news which is as follows:
Fauzia Kasuri has rejoined PTI and agreed to work for Asad Umer in NA 48m Ikhas appointed her Senior Advisor on Overseas Pakistanis.
— Naeem ul Haque (@naeemul_haque) July 8, 2013
@naeemul_haque @PTIofficial.. Naeem, there was no such condition.However, Asad Umar is the party candidate and I wish him good luck.
— Fauzia Kasuri (@FauziaKasuri) July 8, 2013
Update: Fauzia Kasuri announced that she has rejoined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and will support Asad Umar election campaign and will not contest NA-48 seat as an independent candidate.
