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More politicians hop onto PML bandwagon
 Zafarullah Tarar, president of Pakistan People's Party Bahauddin and former parliamentarian, and Rana Zahid Mehmood, leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz in Faisalabad, joined PML after a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Wednesday.Elahi claimed that Pakistan Muslim League was going to emerge as the largest political party of Pakistan after the party's warm embrace by local party leaders. "Pakistani people believe in dynamic leadership," he said adding that the government's people friendly policies had gained the trust of the public. "PML's roots will strengthen and go deeper with the joining of two influential groups from Faisalabad and Mandi Bahauddin," he said. The two new members are accompanied by Munawar Hussain Tarar, a former provincial assembly member, Irshadullah Tarar, a union council nazim, Ali Asghar Gujjar and Shaukat Ali Rana. "PML wants to ensure people's direct participation in important decision making. The local body elections aim to transfer power to the grass-root level," said the chief minister, and reiterated, "The local body elections will be held in 2005." Posted by: Fred 2005-02-09 |
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