Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Tareen officially announced on Thursday his new political party called “Istihkam-e-Pakistan Party”.
“We are laying a foundation of a new political party, Istihkam-e-Pakistan Party,” announced Tareen at a news conference flanked by former PTI leaders including Aleem Khan, Imran Ismail and others on Thursday.
“We have gathered at one platform to make joint efforts to lift the country out of this quagmire,” he said, adding that the country needed a political leadership which could resolve all prevailing issues including social, economic and others.
Tareen parted ways with Khan when a money laundering was registered against him during the PTI-led government.
“We worked day and night to strengthen the party [PTI]. We injected zeal and fervour into the party. The facts will be disclosed in the coming days about our contributions to the PTI,” he added.
Tareen was disqualified for life after Supreme Court ruled in 2017 that he was found guilty in assets beyond means case.
At the same presser, he said May 9 vandalism culprits should be brought to book “or else the houses of political opponents will be attacked”.
The country’s politics needs a new direction and urged the government and the opposition to adhere to their constitutional role to strengthen the country’s democracy, Tareen added. “In the coming days, more people will join our party and we will reveal our reform agenda in the coming days.”
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