LAHORE: Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Syed Fakhar Imam, on Saturday announced to join Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N), Dispatch News Desk (DND) reported.
Imam announced the decision after a meeting with PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif at Lahore residence and expressed confidence in Nawaz’s leadership.
Political situation in Jhang District also came under discussion during the meeting.
Meanwhile‚ Fakhar Imam’s wife Syeda Abida Hussain, who joined Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) in 2006, has said she is not joining PML-N and will contest elections from Jhang on PPP’s ticket.
Fakhar Imam was the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly from 1985 to 1986. He was also the National Assembly speaker from 1986 to 1988.
The politician husband and wife had previously quit the PML-N for Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid (PML-Q) and had later joined the PPP.
DND