ISLAMABAD: Former Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) prime minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas has officially joined the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) along with several political associates after resigning from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
The announcement came during a meeting between IPP President Abdul Aleem Khan and Sardar Tanveer Ilyas. During the meeting, Tanveer Ilyas formally announced his decision to join the party.
Several prominent AJK leaders also joined the IPP, including AJK Minister for Agriculture Chaudhry Ali Shan Soni, former Health Minister Ansar Abdali, and former adviser to the AJK prime minister Sardar Iftikhar Rashid.
Abdul Aleem Khan welcomed the new members and said their inclusion would strengthen the party. The newly joined leaders also expressed confidence in his leadership.
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The development follows Tanveer Ilyas’ resignation from the basic membership of the PPP. According to sources, he sent his resignation to PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari after expressing dissatisfaction over what he described as the unfair distribution of party tickets in Azad Kashmir.
Sources said Tanveer Ilyas had expected to receive the party ticket for the Central Bagh constituency but was not nominated. He had raised reservations with the party leadership and remained in consultation with his close political associates before making his decision to leave the PPP.
