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ISLAMABAD: Before the no-confidence motion, Prime Minister Imran Khan has suffered a major setback as he lost 28 MNAs to his allies.
According to media sources, the opposition parties started opening their trump cards before the no-confidence motion. There have been reports of 28 MNAs belonging to the PTI changing allegiances.
Sources claimed that 17 MNAs have pledged allegiance to PML-N, 8 to PPP, and 3 to JUI-F. According to reports, three federal ministers of PTI are also ready to jump from the sinking plane of PM Imran Khan.
According to sources, the members of PTI who are currently residing in Sindh House include Raja Riaz, Nawab Sher Wasir, Rana Qasim Noon, Ghaffar Wattoo, Noor Alam Khan, Riaz Mazari, Basit Bukhari, Khawaja Shiraz, Ahmad Hassan Dehar. Nuzhat Pathan, Ramesh Kumar, and Wajiha Akram, Rameez Khan.
Sources further said that the list of names of MNAs residing in Sindh House has been sent to the prime minister. Meanwhile, MNA member Ramesh Kumar, who is also residing in Sindh House, has announced his separation from PTI.
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Ramesh Kumar has claimed that three federal ministers have left the ruling party but did not name the ministers.
Earlier, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry had said yesterday that the government was planning a major crackdown on alleged horse-trading and detention of MNS in Sindh House.
In a video shared by PTI on Twitter, he said that the government has been informed that a large amount of money has been transferred to Sindh House through which the loyalties of MNS are being changed.