MULTAN – Jahangir Khan Tareen, one of the wealthiest leader of PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf, has pointed the nose of his private jet in the directionof south Punjab to pave way for making government.
Tareen, known by the initials JKT, has been tasked to lure in independentcandidates from across the country so that PTI can make government inPunjab as well as in the centre, enabling Imran Khan to assume the chargeof prime ministership for the first time.
After being assigned the daunting task by the PTI supremo, Tareen hopped inhis jet accompanied by his billionaire fellow Aleem Khan to bag the supportof independent candidates which are 13 in number on the federal level.Smiling Jahangir Tareen poses for picture from inside his jet withindependent candidates
For Punjab, the independent candidates serve as the swing factor as theyare 28 in number and their allegiance can either enable Pakistan Muslimleague Nawaz or Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to make a government in theprovince, home to over 110 million people.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is leading the race at the federal level with some115 seats followed by Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz which has secured 64seats.
Punjab is set to become the battlefield as there is a nail-biting contestbetween PMLN and PTI with the former leading on 129 seats followed by thelatter with 123 seats.
The independent candidates have assumed the central role in making thePunjab government as they stand third in the race.Aleem Khan pictured with JKT mid air in bid to convince independents
According to media reports, Fakhar Imam along with seven other MPAs willformally join Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf today.
However, in Punjab, the contest would not be that easy as Hamza Shehbaz,the son of former chief minister Punjab, had announced that the PMLN willmake government in Punjab by bagging the support of independents.
PTI spokesperson, Fawad Chaudhry has also claimed that the party will makegovernment in Punjab, saying the number of PTI’s successful candidates inPunjab was 130, while the number of PML-N seats according to unofficialresults of the polls, is said to be 127.
“We will definitely form our government in Punjab as we are in contact with21 independent candidates,” the PTI leader said.
PTI leader Jehangir Tarin also made telephonic contacts with the head ofPakistan faction of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Khalid Maqbool Siddiquito invite them at the federal level.
The MQM faction did not participate in the Multi-Party Conference (MPC)convened by the Muttahidda Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) leader and JUI-F chiefMaulana Fazlur Rahman in Islamabad on Friday.