PPP’s Sharif Khan Khilji defects to PTI

PPP leader Sharif Khan Khilji has resigned from the party and announced his inclusion in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

Islamabad: PPP’s Sharif Khan Khilji defects to PTI. “I announce my resignation from the Pakistan Peoples Party. The party has become a party of the Zardari family, not of Bhutto,” Khilji said, citing the reason behind his defection.

He stated, “The election on February 8, 2024, was not an election but a selection. Despite the PPP’s government in Balochistan, I am resigning. It is my heartfelt desire to help the poor.”

Khilji stated that he joined the PPP out of necessity after leaving the PTI, adding that he never entered politics for perks and funds.

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Khilji further elaborated, “There is a significant difference between the prime minister and the founder of PTI. We all have to stand up against the corrupt system. The Balochistan government also offered funds to prevent me from joining PTI.”

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf  is a political party in Pakistan established in 1996 by Pakistani cricketer and politician Imran Khan, who served as the country’s prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The PTI ranks among the three major Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML–N) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), and it is the largest party in terms of representation in the National Assembly of Pakistan since the 2018 general election. With over 10 million members in Pakistan and abroad, it claims to be the country’s largest political party by primary membership, as well as one of the largest political parties in the world.