ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has faced the worst setbackof years as a complete lot of lawmakers from South Punjab have quit partyand joined PTI today.

Nearly 20 lawmakers from South Punjab, who recently parted ways with theruling party, joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday.

The announcement came as MNA Khusro Bakhtiar, who heads a group of nationaland provincial lawmakers, held a press conference alongside PTI chief ImranKhan.

“We presented our case for a separate province on April 9 and Imran Khanwhile presenting his 11-point agenda mentioned in his eighth pointthat South Punjab will be made into a separate province,” Bakhtiar saidwhile addressing the press conference.

“On April 29, under the shadow of Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore, Imran Khanpromised to make a separate South Punjab province,” he said.

Lamenting that the PML-N did not listen to their demands for a separateprovince, Bakhtiar asked, “Then who should we have gone to?”

“PPP also raised the slogan for a separate South Punjab province but failedto fulfil its promise,” he said.

The former PML-N lawmaker continued, “Imran Khan and I have decided to joinhands.”