ISLAMABAD: Former PMLN MNA Sardar Ghulam Abbas, who quit Pakistan MuslimLeague-Nawaz last month, has joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI),said a press release from the party issued on Sunday.
Abbas met PTI chairman Imran Khan and announced his inclusion in the party,said the statement. Senior leader Jahangir Tareen was also present at themeeting.
Abbas, who is considered among the most influential politicians in Chakwal,had quit PML-N following Nawaz Sharif’s controversial interview to apublication, in which the party quaid had made remarks regarding the Mumbaiattack trial sparking a political storm in the country.
He had garnered more than 0.1 million votes as an independent contestantfrom Chakwal in the last general elections, held in 2013.