Defence Minister Pervez Khattak’s brother and former PTI member Liaquat Khattak and nephew Abdul Ahad Khattak joined the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam—Fazl (JUI-F) on Thursday.
During a press conference with JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman in Islamabad, Liaquat Khattak made the announcement that he, his son, and other people are joining the party.
Fazl welcomed Liaquat to the party and said that their family members have expressed no confidence in the government’s leadership.
“The captain (Imran Khan) says he is a player and knows how to counter [problems]. You received funding from India, US, and Israel. You will suffer the same fate as Afghanistan’s Ashraf Ghani,” he said.
“If you want to compete with me on a level playing field, then come out in the open,” he added.
Later in the day, an MQM-P delegation — led by convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui — arrived at Fazl’s residence.
Speaking to the media after the meeting, the MQM-P leader said that his party is concerned about the developing situation.
“The new situation should be handled in a way that it does not harm democracy,” Siddiqui said, adding that governments come and go, but democracy should not be harmed.
“We will take an overview of the no-confidence motion,” said the MQM-P leader.
