LAHORE : June 8,2023: With inclusion of dozens of heavy weight politicians in the folds of new formed Istehkam e Pakistan Party (IPP) launched by Jahangir Tareen, Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) of Imran Khan has literally crashed .
Jahangir Tareen, once most trusted and tested friend and key political aide to Imran Khan , has managed to woo a number of PTI leaders who parted ways with Imran Khan over May 9 carnage.
Those who have parted wars with PTI and joined Jahangir Tareen Khan ‘s Istehkam e Pakistan Party (IPP) included former leader of PTI , Aleem Khan, Fawad Chaudhary again once key political aide to Imran Khan, Imran Ismael an ex key PTI leader from Karachi , Amir Kayani ex Secretary general of PTI, Fayyaz Chohan , ex spokesman of Buzdar government in Punjab.
Imran Khan’s government. Spokesperson , Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, Murad Raas , ex key PTI leader and minister of Buzdar government and around one dozen other ex PTI leaders joined IPP in Lahore on Thursday.
In a related development , Pervez Khattak who had been chief minister of KPK for one term when PTI had won the election in the province in 2013 and then Defence minister in PTI rule (2018-2022) is hunting at forming his own political party. Pervez Khattak confirmed that he was considering to launch a new political party to serve the people of Pakistan in his press statement. He also claimed of having support of around 50 former parliamentarians for inclusion in his political party
Pervez Khattak’s new party will literally dump Imran Khan and his PTI for long time if not for ever.