ISLAMABAD: Another new political party named Awami Traitors Party (ATP) was launched here on Tuesday. Addressing the traitors-cum-workers, ATP Chairman Mahmood Khan Achakzai said that the party will be voice of all traitors irrespective of their religion, sect, sex, colour, caste, creed, class and moral values. According to insiders this is why they chose against naming the party Pakistan Muslim League-Ghaein – Ghaein for Ghaddar. Achakzai said that idea to launch the party came in the wake of growing popularity of the traitor-ship as many senior political leaders, lawyers, journalists, activists, and civil society activists are self-identifying as traitors. Reading out the manifesto of the party, Mr Achakzai said: “The party will promote and protect the rights of all likeminded and marginalized traitors who have otherwise been ignored by the mainstream political parties, particularly religio-political parties, and establishment.” To a question as to who else has joined the party, he said that noted lawyer Asma Jahangir, a larger number of Sindhi, Pashtoon and Baloch nationalists have joined the party, adding that a few more traitors are likely to join the party very soon. “Some traitors from MQM are also in contact and expected to join the party soon,” he said, adding that people have loved the idea of launching such party and he has received an overwhelming response from the patriotic quarters, establishment and religious party. The certified traitor said that the party will take part in the upcoming 2018 elections and will field candidates in every constituency. Once in power, they will elect “Ghadaar-e-Azam” instead of Wazeer-e-Azam. He invited traitors from all walks of the life to join the party. This satire originally appeared in Khabaristan Times and has been reproduced with permission