KPK LG polls: PTI decides to form alliance with PPP
A consultation session between PPP and PTI will be held within next two days.
PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – In the most unpredictable move, Paksitan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) has decided to form alliance with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for local bodies (LB) elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the sources said on Sunday.
A consultation session will be held within next two days with PPP leaders at the residence of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Chief Minister s adviser Yaseen Khalil, the sources added.
The session is likely to be attended by PPP’s Syed Zahir Shah and other party leaders while Jamaat-e-Islami members will also participate in the negotiations.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s PTI decided to form alliance with opposition party PPP to sweep in LG polls, the sources added.
Earlier on Saturday, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CEC said bio-metric system was significant for fair polls.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government conducted trial voting under new biometric system in an effort to hold free and fair local government elections across the province on Saturday.
The demo polling was arranged at village council Badhai, ward Wadpagga and neighborhood council Sir Buland Pura in Peshawar.
Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan said he would ensure transparency in upcoming local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
