From Abid Usman
LAHORE: Former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi said on Friday that it was important for all the stakeholders to play their role in a bid to hold transparent elections.
Expressing his thoughts about the elections in Punjab, Mr Elahi said, “We welcome the initiative taken by President Arif Alvi on fixing the date for the elections in the province.”
Stressing the need for the holding the elections in a transparent way, Mr Elahi said, “Now it’s time for all the political parties to get ready for the elections as the president has announced the date for the polls.”
Earlier last week, : Former Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi announced joining Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf after meeting PTI Chairman Imran Khan. Parvez Elahi has been nominated as the central President of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf.
Besides, all the 10 former MPAs of PMLQ who got elected on 8 general and two reserve seats also joined PTI along with him. Nearly a month ago, both Imran Khan and Parvez Elahi had hinted at the possibility of a merger between PTI and PMLQ. However, due to a legal battle between PMLQ President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussein and his cousin Parvez Elahi, the merger became a legal subject after which now Parvez Elahi and his group announced joining PTI.
