Under the leadership of former federal minister Jahangir Tareen, leaders from the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), are set to join the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) on December 19. The Tareen-led group made the decision on Thursday in a consultation meeting after which Tareen held a meeting with PTI Chairman Imran Khan and conveyed to him the group’s decision.
They will join the PTI in a press conference in Islamabad. “Around a dozen former and sitting parliamentarians mainly from the PML-Q, including Jamal Leghari, Awais Leghari, Ghulam Sarwar Khan, Ishaq Khakwani, Jaffar Leghari, Nasarullah Dareshak, Sikandar Bosan and Jahangir Tareen from the PML-F are set to join the PTI,” sources said. Former senator and minister of state for interior Dr Shahzad Waseem on Thursday announced joining the PTI in a dinner hosted by him in honour of Imran, which was also attended by PTI Vice-Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi besides a number of PTI leaders and workers. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Waseem expressed confidence in Imran’s leadership. He said that under the PTI chairman’s leadership, the party would pull the country out of the existing turmoil.