ISLAMABAD, June 01 (INP): Former Actress of Lollywood, Shabnam appreciated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan for expelling Farooq Bandial from his party. In her tweet on Thursday night, Shabnam said: “I appreciate Imran Khan on expelling Farooq Bandyal from his party.” She also thanked the people of Pakistan who took stand against rapist. Earlier, The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday welcomed Farooq Bandial to the party only to expel him a few hours later following a heavy backlash on social media directed at the new entrant’s criminal past. Farooq Bandial, who hails from Punjab’s Khushab district, was handed a death sentence by a Special Military Court in 1979 for committing “armed dacoity” at the house of film actress Shabnam in Gulberg area of Lahore. Meanwhile, some social media users claimed that Bandial was among the five men who allegedly assaulted the actress at her residence in 1978. Earlier, the PTI chairman took strict notice of reports suggesting that a convicted criminal recently joined his party, PTI spokesman Fawad Chaudhry said. Minutes later, Haque took to Twitter to announce that Bandial had been expelled from the party “with immediate effect”. Terming his entry into the party “unfortunate”, Naeem ul Haque said: “We have no place for people with such record in our party.” Farooq Bandials entry into PTI was unfortunate. He has been expelled from the party with immediate effect. We have no place for people with such record in our party. He should not even be in any political party. INP/LK