Some former lawmakers and politicians mostly belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from South Punjab have joined the Pakistan People Party (PPP). According to a statement shared by the PPP on Twitter, these politicians hailing from the Seraiki belt met PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari at the Bilawal House in Islamabad on Monday and announced they were joining the PPP. The politicians were Syed Haroon Ahmad Sultan Bukhari, Chaudhry Asghar Jat, Syed Jameel Shah, Malik Faiz Ahmed Khakh Advocate, Rana Intizar Ahmed, Mian Amir Vattu and Masood Majeed Daha. According to the statement, Zardari and Bilawal congratulated the politicians on joining the party. Former prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, Syed Ahmed Mahmood, Syed Murtaza Mahmood, Syed Mustafa Mahmood, PPP Muzaffargarh District General Secretary Malik Mazhar Pahor, Malik Fayyaz Ahmed Khakh Advocate and Abdul Qadir Shaheen were also present on the occasion.

Source: The Express Tribune May 02, 2023 08:38 UTC