Former Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute Rector and former member of the Planning Commission of Pakistan Dr. Shaukat Hameed Khan has joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
The premier scientist announced his joining after meeting with Chairman PTI Imran Khan in Islamabad.
Dr. Shaukat worked for a long time in Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and rose to become its chief scientist. A Rhodes Scholar, he is also a member of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences.
PTI chief Imran Khan, while welcoming the scientist, said that eminent people like Dr Shaukat joining the party was an indication of change.
“It gives further indication that people of Pakistan are looking towards PTI as a party of change that will bring the country out of the difficult situation it finds itself in.