ISLAMABAD: Former Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas has joined the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) along with several political associates after parting ways with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
The development followed a meeting between Sardar Tanveer Ilyas and IPP President Abdul Aleem Khan, during which the two leaders discussed the political situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
After the meeting, Tanveer Ilyas formally declared himself to be the member of the IST. He was accompanied by some other prominent personalities like the AJK Minister for Agriculture Chaudhry Ali Shan Soni, former AJK Health Minister Ansar Abdali and former Adviser to the AJK Prime Minister Sardar Iftikhar Rashid.
On welcoming the new members, Abdul Aleem Khan said that it would definitely add strength to the party and wished the best for their political performance.
Commenting on the occasion, Sardar Tanveer Ilyas and his associates appreciated the leadership qualities of Abdul Aleem Khan and promised to further increase the political activities of the party.
