In KP, PTI’s proposed alliance with the PTI-Parliamentarians has hit a snag.

An official said that it was decided to merge the PTI in the PTI-P in KP with ex-KP CM Mahmood Khan as its co-chairperson, but there were objections to this idea and the PTI leaders wanted Mahmood Khan to quit the party just like his predecessor Pervez Khattak.

“Now, we are also contacting Jamiat Ulama-i-Islam-Nazryati and Tehreek-i-Inqilab in KP for the merger,” said a PTI leader.

It may be noted that the decision to approach the PTI-P for a merger was taken by the PTI after its talks with the Jamaat-i-Islami collapsed.

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