PTI MNA Jaffar Khan Leghari passes away in Lahore

PTI MNA Jaffar Khan Leghari passes away in Lahore

Pakistan

PTI MNA Jaffar Khan Leghari passes away in Lahore

LAHORE (Dunya News) - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA and former minister Muhammad Jaffar Khan Leghari died on Saturday at a hospital in Lahore. 

The 81-year-old politician was elected to the National Assembly from NA-193 (Rajanpur-I) constituency in August 2018. 

He was first elected to the lower house of parliament as a candidate of National Alliance from the same constituency in 2002 general election. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q in the 2008 general election. 

Laster, he joined the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) again and won the NA seat election in the 2013 polls. In May 2018, he quit the PML-N and joined the Imran Khan-led party. A number of social media users have expressed sorrow over the death of the senior politician.