ISLAMABAD – March 29 (ONLINE) The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has become active to shore up support for its recently nominated candidate for Punjab chief ministership – Ch Pervaiz Elahi as it has contacted the Jehangir Khan Tareen group seeking its support, media reports emerged Tuesday.
According to a private news channel, contacts took place between Defence Minister Parvez Khattak and JKT group’s member Aun Chaudhry in this regard.
Defence minister sought JKT group’s support for election of Parvez Elahi as Punjab CM and said that the party had accepted the JKT group’s demand to change the chief minister of Punjab. “We have done this, now you should reciprocate and support Ch Pervaiz,” he added.
Sources said Aun Chaudhry on his part assured Khattak that he would convey his message to JKT Head Jehangir Tareen.
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