PML-N leadership contacts PTI's Aleem Khan ahead of no-confidence motion: sources

PTI stalwarts Jahangir Tareen — whose ties with the prime minister turned sour — and Aleem Khan have joined hands as the Opposition mounts the pressure to oust the Imran Khan-led government.

Khan will visit the estranged PTI leader Tareen's residence today to attend an important meeting of his PTI group regarding the no-confidence motion, sources said.

They revealed that the meeting would be held at Tareen’s residence while the former PTI secretary-general would attend the huddle via video link from London.

They said that the members would adopt a joint political strategy by gathering all the groups within the PTI.

Meanwhile, Khan is said to have made contacts with over 40 Punjab MPAs, including 10 ministers, in the last 30 days, the sources said. The names of these MPAs, however, will be kept secret till the current political scenario becomes clear.

Sources further added that during the meeting today, the members will review the strategy in case the no-confidence motion is presented in the Parliament.

They will also review the Opposition's efforts to convince other disgruntled members of the ruling party and their proposals and strategies regarding Punjab and the Centre.

Tareen is currently in London for his medical treatment.

The sources said that Tareen has the support of 20 MPAs and if they support the Opposition's no-confidence motion, the chief minister can be ousted.

Ahead of the Opposition's plan to table the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, PTI leader Khan has been contacted by the senior leadership of PML-N, sources said.

Sour ties

In 2020, after revelations in a Sugar Inquiry Commission report, investigations had been launched against Tareen, with the ties between the PTI leader and PM Imran Khan turning sour.

The following year, a separate group was formed by Tareen's loyalists in the PTI, who have recently made contact with the Opposition as it seeks to oust the government.

However, in an effort to placate the PTI leader, PM Imran Khan telephoned him to inquire about his health.

The conversation between PM Imran Khan and Tareen came amid increasing activities of the Opposition — PPP holding an "Awami March" and the Pakistan Democratic Movement's (PDM) bid to move a no-confidence motion against the premier.

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