KARACHI: Former Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) MPA Mehtab Akbar Rashdi has announced to join the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
The announcement is a major setback for the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) in Sindh. Rashdi along with her husband Akbar Rashdi and companions held a meeting with PPP leader Faryal Talpur in Karachi and announced to join the party.
The PPP leader and MPA Faryal Talpur visited the residence of former MPA Mehtab Akbar Rashdi. Sindh minister Saeed Ghani, Imtiaz Shaikh and former Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah were also present.
The former MPA is a close associate of GDA chief and PML-F President Pir Pagara. Mehtab Rashdi was elected to the provincial assembly on a reserved seat for women in the 2013 Pakistani general elections.
