May 19, 2021
ISLAMABAD: In a major development, estranged PTI leader and sugar baron Jahangir Tareen’s group on Tuesday announced to appoint its separate parliamentary leaders in the Punjab Assembly and the National Assembly, ARY News reported, citing sources.
Talking to journalists, PTI’s disgruntled leaders Awn Chaudhry and MPA Muhammad Salman Naeem said that the group has appointed MNA Raja Raiz as its parliamentary leader in the National Assembly and Saeed Akbar Khan Nawani in the Punjab Assembly.
The group has been named “Jahangir Tareen like-minded group,” the sources added. Salman Naeem told the journalists that they would stage a “power show” in the Punjab Assembly on Friday. He said that the decision was taken during today’s meeting. However, he refused to disclose the names of the participants of the meeting.
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The duo is facing allegations of fraudulently misappropriating shareholders money and involvement in money laundering. PTI’s top leadership should take this initiative now to unmask such elements, he added. Is your case so week that you had to use media for conducting my trial, he asked.
“It is regrettable that we are here seeking justice from Tehreek-e-Insaf,” he remarked.
Earlier, Tareen approached the court along with provincial ministers and MPAs of PTI, who pledged to support him.
Raja Raiz, provincial minister Numan Langrial, Lala Muhammad, MPA Tahir Randhawa and several others PTI lawmakers were present on the occasion.
Talking to media person, Raja Riaz advised Prime Minister Imran Khan to not lose a friend like Tareen as he had a role in forming the government.