LAHORE – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is leading the number game forPunjab government formation with 134 seats as more independents haveannounced to join the party. With 8 members from PMLQ the total tallyreaches 142, still 7 short of magic number of 149.

At least 149 seats are required to form government in Punjab. PML-N hadsecured 129 seats and PTI had taken 123 seats in recently held generalelections. However, the count for PTI has escalated to 134 after itsleaders managed to convince the independent MPAs-elect.

Ajmal Cheema and Malik Umar Farooq from Faisalabad, Abdul Hayee fromMuzaffarabad, Raja Sagheer, Syed Ahsan Shah and Salman Naeem met PTI ChiefImran Khan in Bani Gala.

Meanwhile, PTI’s Naeem-ul-Haque had also claimed that the party enjoyssupport of independents in Punjab and the PML-N will have to sit on theopposition benches in the provincial assembly.

He said the people fully expressed their opinion in the general elections.He said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf has emerged as the second largest partyin Sindh province.

On the other hand, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), while refusing tosupport PML-N, also shook hands with PT