8 PML-N Lawmakers Switch Loyalties
Six Members of the National Assembly (MNAs), two from Punjab and four from Balochistan and two others of Punjab Assembly quit Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) to join Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and Balochistan Awami Party (BAP).
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 11 (ANI): Six Members of the National Assembly (MNAs), two from Punjab and four from Balochistan and two others of Punjab Assembly quit Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) to join Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and Balochistan Awami Party (BAP).
MNA Raza Hayat Harraj from Khanewal, Rana Umar Nazir from Gujranwala, members of Punjab Assembly Abdul Razzaq Khan Niazi and Raheela Yahya Munawar earlier made an announcement to join PTI at Imran Khan's Banigala residence, Dawn reported.
Four MNAs from Balochistan, Jam Kamal Khan, Dostain Domki, Khalid Magsi and Khalil George announced to join the newly formed BAP. Khan, Domki and Magsi quit PML-N last month only.
On Thursday, Khan, a former state minister and MNA from Lasbela said, we decided to quit the party over its policies of injustice towards Balochistan.
Khan slammed the party's policies and vowed to defend the rights of people of Balochistan. (ANI)
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