PTI splits, Tareen group appoints its parliamentary leaders

ISLAMABAD: Estranged Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Tareen’s group announced to appoint its separate parliamentary leaders in the Punjab Assembly and the National Assembly, it emerged said on Tuesday.

According to sources, the group has been named “Jahangir Tareen like-minded group.” PTI’s disgruntled leaders Awn Chaudhry and MPA Muhammad Salman Naeem said that the group has appointed MNA Raja Raiz as its parliamentary leader in the National Assembly and Saeed Akbar Khan Nawani in the Punjab Assembly.

Salman Naeem said that they would stage a “power show” in the Punjab Assembly on Friday. He said that the decision was taken during today’s meeting. However, he refused to disclose the names of the participants of the meeting.

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