QUETTA – A brother of former Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Zehri, has announced his decision to join Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
“I announce joining PTI,” Mir Naimatullah Zehri, who was elected as an independent candidate from PB-26 in the July 25’s general elections, told media persons in Quetta on Sunday.
Speaking on this occasion, PTI’s Balochistan president Sardar Yar Rind said that his party would back the Balochistan Awami Party-led provincial government. “We will honor the pledges made by Imran Khan regarding development of Balochistan,” he said, adding PTI now had its six MPAs in Balochistan Assembly.
“We will support every good step of Jam Kamal. We are negotiating with him regarding formation of the government,” he said.
Naimatullah’s brother Nawab Sanaullah Zehri had served as the chief minister of Balochistan from Dec 24, 2015 to Dec 9, 2017. He was forced to step down after a revolt in his party ahead of the Senate elections.