Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf member Iftikhar Khan Jhagra and the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid’s Nighat Aurakzai on Tuesday announced joining the Pakistan People’s Party.
Both announced joining the PPP during separate press conferences at their respective houses.
PPP provincial president Anwar Saifullah Khan along with National Assembly Deputy Speaker Faisal Karim Kundi welcomed Nighat. The two, along with Religious Affairs Minister Khurshid Shah, also welcomed Jhagra.
Jhagra had quit the PPP to join the PTI a year ago while Nighat had been with the PML-Q since 2002.
From 1988 until 1997, Jhagra was seen hopping between the PPP and the PML factions. He is close relative of PML-N Central Secretary General Zafar Iqbal Jhagra. A couple of weeks ago, he developed differences with the PTI and decided to change parties again.
He remained in contact with the leaders of both the PPP and the ANP and finally decided to return to his previous party. Nighat is the daughter of late Malik Essa Khan Aurakzai who was counted amongst close and confidential aides of the Saifullah family.
She decided to join the PPP when Anwar Saifullah was made the party’s provincial president.
Welcoming the two into the PPP’s wings, Shah and Anwar were of the view that the two leaders could help the party win the coming general elections.
After becoming the provincial president of the PPP, Anwar has been pulling some strings and has made a large number of dissidents return to the PPP In the past several weeks.
‘Party hopper’ Jhagra, Nighat Aurakzai announce joining PPP
