Another setback is in store for the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) as at least 67 former Nazims (Mayors) from Lahore, the stronghold of the PML-N, have joined Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday.
In a ceremony arranged in Lahore, Imran Khan vowed to introduce local body system and promised if PTI comes to power, his government would conduct local government elections within 90 days.
Khan criticised the previous PPP and PML-N governments for not holding local bodies’ elections.
“Pakistan is the only country where there are no local bodies system,” he said, adding that instead of having improvements in the system introduced by former President Pervez Musharraf, they abolished the system.
He said the PTI was committed to putting in place local bodies system, adding that carrying out development work is the responsibility of local bodies.
Imran Khan added that the former chief minister Shahbaz Sharif was in possession of more funds as compared to the prime minister but he did nothing for the sake of the province and the country.