The members of Jahangir Khan Tareen group hold a meeting today in Lahore for having consultations and reviewing the nomination of PML-Q leader Pervez Elahi as next chief minister of Punjab, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

PTI estranged leader Jahangir Tareen will address the gathering of his group members via video link.

It has been decided earlier by the disgruntled group members that final decision will be taken only after consultations with the group’s supremo — Jahangir Khan Tareen.

On Monday afternoon, the ruling PTI came up with a bombshell surprise by nominating Parvez Elahi as its candidate for the provincial chief executive’s slot. The nomination clears the air about Usman Buzdar as he was asked to resign from Punjab CM slot.

The revelation came from Farrukh Habib’s tweet with a caption “all matters have been solved between government and PML-Q as the latter agreed to support the government on opposition no-confidence move.”

Chheena Group becomes active

The like-minded Chheena Group of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has called a meeting of its members on Thursday next in view of the current political situation in the country, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Tuesday.

The meeting will be chaired by Ghazanfar Abbas Chheena, and, consultations will be held on “whether to support Chaudhry Pervez Elahi in Punjab or the opposition.”

It is worth mentioning here that the Chheena Group comprises two MNAs (Members of National Assembly) and 15 MPAs (Members of Provincial Assembly).

MNA Dr Muhammad Afzal Khan Dhandla and MPAs including Malik Ghazanfar Abbas Chheena, Sardar Shahabuddin Khan Sehir, Amir Inayat Khan Shahani, Gulraiz Afzal Chan, Sardar Mohiuddin Khosa, Khawaja Dawood Soleimani, Nawab Ali Raza Khan Khakwani, Taimoor Ali Lali, Col (retd) Ghazanfar Shah Qureshi, Ahsan Jahangir Bhatti, Ejaz Khan Jazi, Faisal Farooq Cheema, Ali Asghar Khan Lahri and Ejaz Sultan Bandesha are important members of the Chheena Group.

The group also has the silent support of two more MNAs from Jhang, and, also the support of an MNA and a provincial minister from Vehari.

 

Reporter: Ali Akbar