Q hopeful joins PML-N

Published December 30, 2007

SHEIKHUPURA, Dec 29: Former PML-Q MNA and NA-137 candidate Rai Mansha Ali Kharal has returned the party ticket and announced joining the PML-N here on Saturday.

Talking to reporters, he said the PML-Q had lost its credibility among the masses after the tragic episode of Rawalpindi which claimed the life of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto.

He alleged that Intelligence Bureau (IB) director Brig Ijaz Shah was inferring in the Nankana district politics. He said some PML-Q workers also wanted to join other political parties, but they were reluctant to do so because of the IB director’s threat.

SUSPENDED: The traffic on main Lahore-Saroghda Road remained suspended for some two hours on Saturday due to holding of a condolence meeting by PPP activists.

Reports said that PPP activists held Quran khwani for their late leader Benazir Bhutto right in the middle of the road. Later, they took out a rally and marched through main roads and streets of the city. They also raised `go Musharraf go’ slogans. — Correspondent

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