Former National Assembly speaker Fakhar Imam has announced to join the PML-N.
He announced thise decision at meeting with PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in Lahore on Saturday.
Political situation in Jhang District also came under discussion during the meeting.
Imam was the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly from 1985 to 1986. He was also the National Assembly speaker from 1986 to 1988. His wife, Abida Hussain, joined the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in 2006, while their daughter Sughra Imam is a senator.
The politician husband and wife had previously quit the PML-N for Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid (PML-Q) and had later joined the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
Meanwhile‚ his wife has said she was not joining the PML-N and would contest elections from Jhang on a PPP ticket.