PTI suffers major setback as Pervez Khattak forms new political party – PTI Parliamentarians

PESHAWAR (92 News) - Former defence minister Pervez Khattak announced to form a new party, namely Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Parliamentarians on Monday.

Pervez Khattak will be head of the new party.

As many as 57 former parliamentarians and political leaders have expressed their support for Pervez Khattak.

The leaders, who attended a meeting of the PTI Parliamentarians called by Pervaiz KHattak, include Khyber Pakhtunkhwa former chief minister Mahmood Khan, former speaker Mushtaq Ghani, former ministers Ishtiaq Armar, Arbab Jahandad, Qalandar Lodhi, Dr Hisham Inamullah, Arbab Waseem and Saleh Muhammad.

According to sources, two arrested members also attended the meeting. The participants held the PTI chairman responsible for the May 9 incidents.

They said that the party leaders and the people have rejected ant-state agenda of the PTI chairman.