LAHORE: Former Punjab chief minister (CM) Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has been appointed as president of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
A notification to this effect has been issued after an approval from former prime minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan.
It is pertinent to mention here that Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and ten other ex-Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid MPAs formally joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) following Imran Khan’s offer to merge PML-Q with PTI.
PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry met Elahi on Imran’s instructions and presented him with the notification while congratulating him on becoming the party president.
“Former Punjab CM and his associates have joined PTI”, Fawad Chaudhry said, adding that Elahi and his associates made sacrificed to stand with Tehreek-e-Insaf. He announced that Pervaiz Elahi will be the PTI President.
Elahi said he was “grateful” for the trust reposed in him by Imran, adding that he would continue to stand by him and strive to uphold the Constitution and the law.
Taking over the presser, Elahi vowed to stand firmly with Imran Khan, saying that they will continue to work for betterment of the country.
Elahi’s son Moonis Elahi also thanked the PTI chairman and said: “God willing we will not let you down.”
Parvez had last month announced his joining the PTI along with ten other former PML-Q MPAs.
Parvez had said he had always stood with Imran during “hard and testing times”. “Parvez Elahi is quitting the PML-Q and is joining the PTI,” Chaudhry had confirmed.
