LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) disgruntled leader Sardar Latif Khosa on Sunday said he was joining the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) “on the wish” of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan.

“I have decided this only in the interest of the country and democracy,” he said in a statement adding that he has decided to raise his voice vigorously for the truth. 

Khosa is expected to make this announcement in a press conference today afternoon. 

On September 22, PPP had suspended its senior leader and lawyer Khosa’s party membership over his failure to reply to the show-cause notice issued against him for violating the party policy.

According to the party spokesperson, Secretary General Nayyar Bokhari had also suspended his membership in the Central Executive Committee (CEC). 

On September 14, PPP had issued a notice to Khosa for defending the head of another political party — the PTI — without approval, asking why action should not be taken against him.

“You being a member of Central Executive Committee of Pakistan [Peoples Party] are defending/ pleading/ representing a head of another political party without prior approval of leadership in corruption cases in which he has been convicted and in a case against him under official secret Act, while delivering a speech in lawyers function you criticised the state policy regarding cipher,” the notice had said.

The notice also mentioned that the PPP leader criticised the state policy on the cipher issue during the event, adding that Khosa’s party membership would be terminated in case of no reply within the said time period.

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