Zafar Iqbal Bilal, a Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) leader and a close friend of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ghous Ali Shah, announced on Wednesday that he is joining the Pakistan People Party (PPP). The announcement came after his meeting with Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah at the Chief Minister’s House. Bilal expressed complete confidence in the leadership of the party, President Asif Ali Zardari and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
Bilal’s native town is Khairpur city, thee same as PPP’s Qaim Ali Shah and PML-N’s Ghous Ali Shah. He served as a provincial minister for works and services after being elected as a PML-N MPA in the 1997 general elections. The seat was vacated by Ghous Ali Shah.
He has also held the office of Khairpur District Council Chairman. After leaving the PML-N, he had joined the PML-F.
