Chaudhary Pervaiz Elahi, PML-Q ten other leaders join PTI

Lahore:  Former Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhary Pervaiz Elahi and ten other lawmakers of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-N) on Tuesday formally joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

PTI Senior Vice-President Fawad Chaudhary made this announcement.

“ Former unjab CM and his party’s leaders have joined PTI,” said Fawad Chaudhary during a joint press conference in Lahore along with Chaudhary Pervaiz Elahi.

پرویز الہٰی نے باقاعدہ طور پر پی ٹی آئی کو جوائن کر لیا ہے-@fawadchaudhry pic.twitter.com/aETTAIs5GT

— PTI (@PTIofficial) February 21, 2023

Fawad Chaudhary said, “Pervaiz Elahi will be the President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf,”.

Pervaiz Elahi also addressed the press conference and said that he was firmly standing by Imran Khan.

“I will continue to work for the betterment of the country,” said the former Punjab CM.

PTI Chief Imran Khan had earlier offered Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) to merge with PTI.

Earlier in the day, PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain terminated the party membership of Pervaiz Elahi. He took this decision after Elahi and ten other members of the party announced merger with the PTI.

Chaudhary Shujaat Hussain  had issued a show-cause notice on January 16. Elahi had also been served a notice for summoning a session in Lahore on January 26.

(Details to follow)