LAHORE:
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader from Punjab Raja Riaz Ahmed has joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), sources in both the parties confirmed on Friday.
Riaz, an ex-MPA from PP-65 Faisalabad, is a former leader of opposition in the Punjab Assembly.
“Raja Riaz was upset with the party leadership. Few weeks ago in a meeting at his residence he hinted at joining the PTI,” a senior PPP leader told The Express Tribune on condition of anonymity.
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“In the party’s Organising Committee of Central Punjab meeting, Riaz was criticised by chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Party’s new leadership in Faisalabad would be announced soon,” another PPP leader who attended the party meeting in Lahore said.
Meanwhile, a PTI MPA said chairman Imran Khan might announce Riaz’s joining at the party’s Faisalabad rally on May 20.
Many leaders in the PTI, however, have not been taken on board on this issue, he added.
Ha,ha,ha! joke of the day. So, he has no faith in Bilawal.
O my goodness!!! I have never thought in my wildest imagination that one day PTI would touch such a new low.
and Even than they will never be able to defeat PMLN.
@Hady: Would that be lower than inducting the likes of Daniyal Aziz and Marvi Memon, straight out of Musharraf’s team? I await your response, Sir.
Another Qureshi joining party of rejects. Most fired and rejected used politicians join PTI the party of lotas. It may be a good idea to get rid of all the losers from the national party.
Angel raja Riaz Angel
Suddenly he ll become his holiness
Yet people still deny PTI is not the new PPP.
Raja Riaz was stealing gas to run his factory in faisalabad. It is very sad that PTI would let these corrupt people join their ranks.