Pervez Khattak lobbying to hitch PPP

Sources near Khattak confirmed to the publication that he was contemplating becoming a member of the PPP regardless of quitting politics after his crushing defeat within the February 8 election.

The previous KP CM, his two sons and a son-in-law misplaced within the polls whereas his get together might solely safe two provincial meeting seats.

With the defeat, Khattak had gone into political hibernation and minimize off contact along with his employees and supporters.

Nonetheless, the previous defence minister has change into energetic and even reached out to his supporters through the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays.

In keeping with media experiences, Khattak had approached senior management of the PPP, together with Raja Pervez Ashraf, Syed Khursheed Shah and others, to hitch the get together. Nonetheless, Khattak was advised that his becoming a member of PPP can be topic to the get together’s native chapter agreeing to his inclusion.

Ilyas Khan, a PPP chief in Nowshera, confirmed that Shah had contacted the get together’s Nowshera normal secretary Saeedullah and mentioned Khattak’s provide to hitch the get together. He added that Shah had instructed Saeedullah to rearrange a gathering of the PPP Nowshera office-bearers with the previous defence minister and in the event that they have been prepared then the management would come with Khattak within the get together’s ranks.

Since then, Khattak has been approaching the PPP’s Nowshera chapter to win them over.

The event was additionally confirmed by Ilyas who shared that Khattak hosted an iftar dinner for PPP’s Nowshera management in Islamabad.

In keeping with the report, the members of the Bilawal-led get together had requested Khattak for a while so they might focus on the matter with the widow of the late PPP chief from Nowshera Liaqat Shabab with whom the previous CM had variations.

To a query whether or not Khattak might change into KP governor if he joins PPP, Ilyas stated that President Asif Ali Zardari and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would have a say on this however clarified that the get together is but to decide.

In the meantime, the previous chief minister can also be making efforts to fix ties along with his estranged brother who had joined Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl, in accordance with household sources, who shared the event with the paper.