LAHORE: Slowly but surely, Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar is working to dent the Jahangir Tareen group — a disgruntled faction within the ruling Pakistan Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as another lawmaker from Tareen group met with the CM Punjab here on Tuesday.
According to sources privy to the matter, the Tareen group MPA Syed Rafaqat Gillani met with CM Usman Buzdar and discussed political situation of Punjab.
The meeting comes on heels of widening cracks in the group of estranged Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Tareen. At least six members of Punjab Assembly (MPAs) have met Punjab Chief Minister Buzdar since Tareen group demanded Buzdar’s removal.
The meetings between Usman Buzdar and five MPAs from Tareen group occurred two days back in Lahore. “Those who made contact included Taimoor Lali, Bilal Asghar, Iftikhar Gondal, Faisal Hayat Jabbuwana and Aslam Bharwana,” the sources said.
The sources said that the MPAs approached the provincial government after they failed to get assurances of a PML-N ticket in the upcoming election. One member of the Tareen group shared that the meeting with Hamza Shehbaz was a failure as he did not offer PML-N tickets to Tareen group members during the meeting.
