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LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Tareen has held the Punjab government’s “revenge” actions responsible for the formation of a “like-minded group” of party lawmakers who have been publicly supporting him.
Tareen made the remarks to reporters on Wednesday where he and his son, Ali, secured an extension in their interim bail until May 31 from two courts in three cases registered by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
The PTI leader insisted that his supporters were not a “forward bloc” and that he was still a part of the PTI while party bigwigs like Asad Umar, Fawad Choudhry, Ali Zaidi, Hammad Azhar and Shibli Faraz were among several members who professed their loyalty toward Prime Minister Imran Khan on Twitter with a singular message: “I stand with Imran Khan.” Tareen was accompanied by his supporters, who include Punjab government ministers and other lawmakers of the PTI. According to Geo News, Tareen said his more than 30 s
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The chief minister did not specify whom he was referring to. However, his comments came a day after estranged PTI leader Jahangir Tareen launched scathing attacks at the Punjab government, accusing it of putting pressure on members of his group and exacting revenge on them.
This file photo shows Jehangir Khan Tareen. DawnNewsTV/File
LAHORE: Jehangir Khan Tareen, once a close friend to Prime Minister Imran Khan, on Tuesday formalised the split in the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, when he announced parliamentary leaders of “his group” both in the National and the Punjab assemblies.
Raja Riaz, a member of the National Assembly from Faisalabad, and the most vocal supporter of Mr Tareen, was named the group’s parliamentary leader in the National Assembly, while Saeed Akbar Niwani in the Punjab assembly.
The announcement came at a dinner hosted by Mr Tareen at his residence where, according to Raja Riaz, four more MNAs and as many MPAs had joined the group. This, Raja Riaz claimed, had brought the total strength of the group close to 40.
Tareen Loyalists Form ‘Group’ in NA, Punjab Assembly
Tareen Loyalists Form ‘Group’ in NA, Punjab Assembly
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PTI stalwart maintains that he and his supporters remain part of the PTI and are only attempting to secure ‘justice’ for themselves
Jahangir Khan Tareen, a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf stalwart believed to have been instrumental in ensuring the formation of the incumbent government, on Tuesday announced parliamentary leaders of his “group” in both the National Assembly and the Punjab Assembly, adding that they would operate in parallel to, but not separate from, the ruling party.
Following a dinner with his supporters in Lahore, Tareen announced that Raja Riaz, a member of the National Assembly from Faisalabad, would serve as the group’s parliamentary leader in the National Assembly. Saeed Akbar Niwani of Bhakkar, meanwhile, would serve as its parliamentary leader in the Punjab Assembly.
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LAHORE: Estranged leader of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Jahangir Khan Tareen on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of the formation of a forward bloc in the National Assembly and Punjab Assembly.
“I and other members of my group were part and parcel of the PTI and will remain so,” he clarified. “I never shied away from appearing in courts of law,” he told the media outside the Judicial Complex in Lahore where he had come for renewal of his bail.
Jehangir Khan Tareen on Tuesday formalised the split in the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and announced parliamentary leaders of his group both in the National and the Punjab assemblies.