ISLAMABAD, Jun 25 (APP): A delegation from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), led by former AJK Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas on Wednesday officially joined the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in a meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari at Zardari House, Karachi.
The delegation included Advisor to the AJK Government on Prisons Sardar Ahmad Saghir, MLA Ali Shan Soni, and Sardar Umar Tanveer, a press statement issued by the President House Press Wing said.
During the meeting, the delegation announced their decision to join the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). President Asif Ali Zardari welcomed the delegation and congratulated them on joining the party.
President of the PPP Women’s Wing, MPA, and sister of President Zardari Faryal Talpur was also present on the occasion.
The meeting was also attended by Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider, senior PPP leader Saleem Mandviwalla, former AJK President Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan, Faisal Mumtaz Rathore, Chaudhry Muhammad Riaz, and Sardar Zia Qamar.
In addition, Sindh Home Minister Zia-ul-Hasan Lanjar, Provincial Minister Haji Ali Hassan Zardari, and MPA Sohail Anwar Siyal were also present.
The participants held an in-depth discussion on the country’s political and economic situation, emphasizing the need for effective strategies for national reconciliation, unity, and addressing public issues.
