In a setback to Pakistan’s beleaguered former prime minister Imran Khan, scores of disgruntled leaders on Thursday launched a new political party - believed to be backed by the powerful military - to fight the general elections likely to be held in October.
Sugar baron and Khan’s old friend
Learn about the launch of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party, a new political party in Pakistan backed by the military, set to challenge Imran Khan's PTI in the upcoming general elections.
Imran Khan s old friend and sugar baron Jahangir Khan Tareen, who is leading the group of leaders leaving the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, announced the formation of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) during a news conference in Lahore