Another independent newly-elected lawmaker from Balochistan, Bakht Muhammad Kakar, joined the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Tuesday.
The development came after Kakar called on PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari.
Prominent among those who attended the meeting were Sarfaraz Bugti, Sadiq Umrani, Malik Shah, Jamal Raisani, Aijaz Jakhrani, and Ali Madad Jattak.
– PTI cannot form govt without PPP: Bilawal Bhutto –
Separately, few days back, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) cannot form a government without his party.
Addressing the public gathering in Thatta, the former foreign minister made it clear that PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari will be the party’s candidate for the presidency. He rallied behind Zardari, asserting, “Asif Ali Zardari will save the country and the centre.”
Bhutto-Zardari admitted that the country was facing a myriad of problems. “The country is facing economic, democratic, and political. efforts were made to divide our society. There is a dire need to have a politician who can address the masses’ problems rather than looking to gain personal interests,” he added.