30 more ex-MPAs likely to join IPP in Punjab

LAHORE: More than 30 more former parliamentarians in Punjab are likely to join the newly formed Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP), after Jahangir Tareen’s political contacts, The News has learnt.

Jahangir Tareen, the head of the IPP, has intensified political contacts across the country after returning home.

According to sources, Tareen and Aleem Khan will meet various political figures in Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi in the next few days, while the party leadership has also established contacts with major political figures of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

According to sources, the process of the party’s registration with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will also be completed this week. After approval of Jahangir Tareen and Aleem Khan, an application will be submitted to the ECP.

The party leadership is confident in its stability, paving the way for an extensive membership campaign. To facilitate it, large-scale membership camps will be organised, with the central leadership overseeing the drive closely.

On June 12, 2023, Tareen had appointed former food minister Aleem Khan as the IPP’s first president, Aamir Mehmood Kiani as the first secretary-general, and Aoun Chaudhry as the additional secretary-general and spokesperson.

Although Tareen’s disqualification by the courts prevents him from holding any official position within the IPP, he is regarded as the party’s ‘patron-in-chief’.

Moreover, as part of its preparations for the 2023 election, the IPP also unveiled divisional committees across Punjab on June 20, 2023.