—– Former KP CM Mahmood Khan joins party
—– Around 57 ex-lawmakers are also joining the new party
—– Khattak was thrown out of PTI earlier this week
PESHAWAR: Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf leader and defence minister Pervez Khattak on Monday formed his own political party after parting with the original party.
The party has been named Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Parliamentarians) and Khattak will be its head.
According to reports, many bigwigs from KP including former chief minister Mehmood Khan will be part of the PTI Parliamentarians.
Earlier, Khattak had expedited contacts with several political leaders and there were reports that he was also in contact with both the PML-N and PPP. Sources said his negotiation with the PML-N did not bear fuit and he opted to form his own party, which is a setback to the PTI.
A meeting was chaired by Khattak on Monday in which 57 former MNAs and MPAs hailing from PTI participated to formulate the future strategy. The incidents of 9 May were severely condemned during the maiden meeting of PTI Parliamentarians.
The sources said that the party flag and manifesto was also discussed during the meeting.
According to political observers, it is a huge setback for PTI as its former members have now formed a new party.
Earlier, former members of PTI from Punjab also gathered under a new name with old faces as Jehangir Khan Tareen and Aleem Khan had formed Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP).
After Punjab, PTI met another blow in KPK after Khattak’s latest move. –Agencies
