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Pervez Khattak rubbishes reports of joining Jahangir Tareen's IPP
2023-06-10
[GEO.TV] Hours after it was reported that Pervez Khattak would be joining Jahangir Tareen in his new political venture, the Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) leader said that he has not met the Istihkam-e-Pakistain Party's (IPP) chief.

"I have had no meeting with Jahangir Tareen. At this time, I do not wish to speak on any political matters," the former defence minister told Geo News.

He added that Tareen's party had neither offered him the post of secretary general nor he accepted any such offer. "I am at my place and in touch with my colleagues in the province."

Earlier today, it was reported that Khattak is likely to be made secretary general of the newly-established IPP.

The development came two weeks after Khattak announced in a presser that he was stepping down from his position as president of the PTI's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chapter. However,
the way to a man's heart remains through his stomach...
the PTI chief's aide had dismissed reports that he was quitting the former party and termed them "propaganda".

Pervez Khattak 'likely to be made' secretary general of Tareen's new party
[GEO.TV] Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) bigwig Pervez Khattak is likely to be made secretary general of the newly-established Istihkam-e-Pakistain Party (IPP) led by Jahangir Tareen, sources told Geo News on Friday.

The sources confirmed that the PTI stalwart has been in touch with the sugar baron for "many days" and will join the new party along with his colleagues.

The development comes less than two weeks after Khattak announced in a presser that he was stepping down from his position as president of the party's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chapter. However,
we can't all be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by...
Khattak had dismissed reports that he was quitting PTI and termed them "propaganda".

Tareen — once a close aide of PTI Chairman Imran Khan
...aka The Great Khan, who ain't the sharpest bulb on the national tree...
and a key person in bringing the party to power in 2018 — officially launched his new party on Thursday, saying that he joined politics to play his role for the betterment of the country.
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