*ISLAMABAD – Three senators from the erstwhile Federal Administered TribalAreas (FATA) on Saturday announced to join the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) ahead of the presidential elections.*

Senator Aurangzeb Khan, Senator Haji Fida and Senator Sajjad Toru called onPrime Minister Imran Khan at his residence in Banigala and announced tojoin the PTI.

Minister for Defence Pervez Khattak was also present at the occasion. Thesenators expressed confidence in the leadership of premier Imran Khan whowelcomed them to the party.

In a separate meeting, another senator from FATA Mirza Muhammad Afridicalled on Prime Minister Imran Khan and also joined the party.

It may be mentioned that the PTI has nominated Arif Alvi as its candidatefor the post of the President of Pakistan. The election will be held onSeptember 4 and a joint session of parliament has been summoned in thisregard.

PM Imran Khan on Saturday held a party meeting where they discussed a rangeof issues including the presidential elections. The party is confident thatit has the numbers and will not face any hurdles in securing the win forits candidates.

Meanwhile, the opposition has not yet announced their candidate but aconsensus was reached to field a joint candidate and an announcement islikely to be made tomorrow. – APP