KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has suffered major blows in past fewdays as the party has seen 6 of its former MNAs quit.

*Daily Times* learnt that former MNAs Ghulam Ali Nizamani, Sardar Ali GoharMehar, Sardar Kamal Khan, Faqeer Sher Muhammad Balalani, Talat Mahesar andMuhammad Aslam were not satisfied with the distribution of tickets thatthey parted ways with PPP.

From the constituency of Badin, former MNA Ghulam Ali Nizamani of PPP hasjoined rivals Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) after holding talks withZulfiqar Mirza.

Another former MNA, Sardar Ali Gohar Mehar from Ghotki also rebelledagainst PPP and joined GDA after he met with Peer Pagara and statedpublicly to contest election from the platform of GDA. Moreover, formerPPP-MNA Sardar Kamal Khan submitted his nomination forms as independentcandidate for NA-229.

Faqeer Sher Muhammad Balalani from Tharparkar also expressed disappointmentwith PPP and has opted to contest as an independent candidate. Bilalani isamong the few political figures who had laid the foundation of PPP in thedesert region and commanded great respect in the party for being dear tothe slain PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto.

From Dadu, PTI has snatched PPP’s ex-MNA Dr Talat Iqbal Mahisar, SardarTufail Ahmed Mahisar, Bashir Ahmed Mahisar, Imtiaz Ahmed Mahisar, SaqibTufail Ahmed Mahisar and Mehrab Rahoja.

Another dissatisfied PPP candidate, Abdul Ghani Khoso, who was denied aparty ticket for PS-55, has filed his nomination papers as an independentcandidate.

Sukkur district chairman Muhammad Aslam also went against the party thereason he is dissatisfied is that the PPP did not give ticket to hisbrother to contest in the coming election 2018.