Summary Politicians that joined PTI belonged to PML-Q, PML-N and PPP, Imran says PTI to win election in AJK
MUZAFFARABAD: (Dunya News) – More than 50 political leaders belonging to different political parties including Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid (PML-Q), Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) joined Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday, Dunya News reported.
Chairman PTI Imran Khan said that PTI will win the election in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). He said that powers will be devolved down to the people through local body elections.
The political leaders that have joined PTI include former AJK Prime Minister Barrister Sultan Mahmood and several other ex-ministers. Imran Khan said on this occasion that a new movement will be started for ‘New Azad Kashmir’.
Imran Khan said that the local bodies will be introduced in AJK. He said that the local bodies would help in curbing corruption. He also announced to hold free and fair local body elections in Khyber Pakhttunkhawa (KP) and devolution of power to the lower levels. “Both the major parties did not hold local body elections. Punjab and Sindh have become police states”, he added.
