Fakhar Imam joins PML-N

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Former Speaker of National Assembly, Fakhar Imam. — File Photo

LAHORE: Former National Assembly speaker, Fakhar Imam, on Saturday announced to join Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N), DawnNews reported.

Imam made the announcement after a meeting with PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif at Lahore residence and expressed confidence in Nawaz’s leadership

Imam was the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly from 1985 to 1986. He was also the National Assembly speaker from 1986 to 1988.

His wife, Syeda Abida Hussain, joined Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 2006, while their daughter, Syeda Sughra Imam, is a member of the Senate.

The politician husband and wife had previously quit the PML-N for Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid (PML-Q) and had later joined the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).

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Adil Jadoon

Mar 23, 2013 07:17am

Lota

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Mustafa Razavi

Mar 23, 2013 07:20am

Fakhar Imam has changed his Imam.

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sfomann

Mar 23, 2013 07:23am

Opportunist. They will go to any party that is expected to win, so they can suck the remaining blood out of the poor. Very unfortunate that we have these people running the government

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observer

Mar 23, 2013 07:58am

Please join MQM, ANP, PTI, JUI(F) also so that you can carry flags of all politicial parties of Pakistan. Shameful to change political parties so many times.

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MSH

Mar 23, 2013 09:00am

Mother of all lotas. PPP then PML then PPP now PML, please for God's sake give this feudal a seat.

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Jamshed Khan

Mar 23, 2013 09:15am

A bunch of lottas, from one loo to another. Congratulations.

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shahid zia

Mar 23, 2013 10:01am

he is a well repacted politicion with baggage (wife) thay are so desperate for power that he can jump in to ocean to get taste of it, last five years were dry, first rejacted by voters n then by ppp.i hope this power dry period continue for this tender loving, greedy couple

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Ahmed

Mar 23, 2013 10:08am

lota family

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Gerry D'Cunha

Mar 23, 2013 11:13am

both husband and wife are 'lotas' where it suits them financially, they will join an rejoin - shame on them

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ali

Mar 23, 2013 12:08pm

It seems that the country is heading for another wadera dominated government, so the misery of the common people will unfortunately continue.

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Khalid

Mar 23, 2013 12:50pm

How very true, shame on them and shame on us who elect them!!

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Omar

Mar 23, 2013 01:54pm

Expert lota.

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zishi

Mar 23, 2013 03:05pm

How can the whole family be in Parliament. This is feudalism not democracy. Hope these elections will keep people like these out of Parliament. These people will only repeat what they have been doing in past and not change anything. Poor will get poorer and rich will get richer if they come again. Wake up Pakistan.

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Khawar Butt

Mar 23, 2013 05:59pm

chartay suraj ki pooja

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I. Ahmed

Mar 23, 2013 07:09pm

Well he is not the only opportunist. Like there is a season of lawn clothing products and then sale after the season ends, these are political sale time in Pakistan. So the sale time is on keep watching

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SHB

Mar 23, 2013 07:49pm

This is another turn coat. This is the same guy who did not pay electric bill for his tube well. Shame on him

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SHB

Mar 23, 2013 07:51pm

You are very right

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Dr. DM Afridi

Mar 23, 2013 07:51pm

To the people of Pakistan: Vote all these crooks once again so that they may finally snatch your last morsel out of your mouth, tear your remaining pieces of clothes, and through you out of your huts.

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SHB

Mar 23, 2013 07:55pm

These kind of turn coats should be trashed by people and best way is ,if they are given by the new party.they must not be re elected. New party is at fault too, to accept them.

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Hyder Husain

Mar 23, 2013 09:42pm

Hoping that PPP has little chance of success in Punjab, he has decided to join PML N. Its time to get rid of such scruplous lotas

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K A Khan

Mar 24, 2013 01:59am

Fakhar has always personally been very honest and upright, so in my opinion he may have quit due rampant corruption groundswell within PPP / PPPP in his tenure

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