ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader after 26 former MPs from Punjab jumped the sinking ship of the recently resigned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the wake of May 9 protests. ) has turned to. JEE News reported on Sunday, citing sources.
Domestic politics is witnessing one of the worst upheavals in history, with the PTI facing mass expulsions and shutdowns in response to violent protests.
The arrest of PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the £190 million settlement case on 9 May and the violence during the protests, during which unruly supporters and activists stormed and set fire to state facilities almost across the country. Daya, has started mass exodus of leaders from the party.
According to the report, those who left PTI have expressed their inclination to join the Muslim League (Q) under the leadership of Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, cousin of PTI President Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi. Sources say that the former MPA has requested the party leadership to give him a ticket to contest the upcoming elections if he joins the party.
Faizullah Kamuka, Chaudhry Akhlaq and others are among those who contacted the leadership of Muslim League-Q.
Meanwhile, PML-Q senior leader Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has been entrusted with the responsibility of negotiating with former members of the assembly and other parties. He also has the power to accommodate PTI members. Majority of PTI members who are in contact with Muslim League (Q) belong to South Punjab.
Heat
After Khan’s party was arrested on May 9 – a day dubbed “Black Day” by the military – his party activists torched and vandalized military installations, including the general headquarters in Rawalpindi. After the outbreak, the state is feeling the heat of power.
At least eight people have been killed and dozens injured in nearly three days of protests, as the current coalition government has suspended internet services and deployed army troops to maintain law and order.
Following the unprecedented attacks on defense and public property, the country’s top civil-military leadership along with the country’s top civil-military leadership vowed to prosecute the rioters under the country’s relevant laws, including the Army Act. started a crackdown against PTI to arrest
Several party leaders and thousands of workers have been arrested in connection with the violent protests.
Khan’s close aide Asad Umar has resigned from the posts of Secretary General and Core Committee member citing the current situation while several other senior members including Fawad Chaudhry, Shireen Mazari, Malika Bukhari and Fayyazul Hasan Chauhan have parted ways with Khan. has adopted
PTI’s Sindh President Ali Zaidi and former Sindh Governor Imran Ismail were among the last to jump ship.
He has publicly condemned attacks on state installations and announced his departure from the former ruling party since the May 9 vandalism, with some blaming Khan’s policies for attacks on military installations.
