ISLAMABAD: As many as 26 former MPAs from Punjab have joined the Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q). After leaving the sinking Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in the wake of the May 9 protests.
The political situation in the country is one of the worst it has ever been. With the PTI facing a mass flight and a crackdown on violent protests.
Moreover, The arrest of PTI Chairman in the £190 million settlement case on May 9 and the violent protests that followed. In which unruly fans and workers broke into and burned down state buildings.
According to the report, these PTI defectors shown interest in joining the PML-Q, which run by the cousin of PTI President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain. Sources say that the former MPAs have asked the party leadership to let them run in the next polls if they join the party.
While, Faizullah Kamoka, Chaudhry Akhlaq, and other people have talked to PML-Q leaders.
In the meantime, Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar, a top leader in the PML-Q, has been given the job of talking with the former assembly members and other parties. Moreover, He can also make changes to the people in the PTI. Most of the PTI members who have been in touch with the PML-Q are from south Punjab.
