- PML-Z chief Ijaz-ul-Haq joins PTI
- He made the announcement after meeting Imran Khan
- He will contest next election on PTI ticket
Pakistan Muslim League-Zia (PML-Z) chief Ijaz-ul-Haq on Sunday announced joining the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
Ijaz-ul-Haq, who is the chairman of his own faction of the PML, made the announcement after meeting PTI Chairman Imran Khan at his residence in Zaman Park, Lahore.
Ijaz-ul-Haq said he has been associated with Imran Khan for a long time and has formally the party. He said that he will contest the upcoming elections on PTI ticket.
Ijaz-ul-Haq is the son of former president and army chief General Zia-ul-Haq. He entered politics after the death of his father in plane crash in 1988
He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1990 and May 2008. He is mostly active during dictatorial regimes in Pakistan.
He served as Minister for Religious Affairs and Minorities in the government of General Pervez Musharraf from 2004 to 2007, after having served as Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis in the government of Nawaz Sharif from 1990 to 1993.
He lost the 2008 election and resigned from the PML-Q in 2010. He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from Bahawalnagar constituency in by-elections held in 2010.
Ijaz ran for the seat of the National Assembly from two Bahawalnagar constituencies in 2013 general election but was unsuccessful. He run for NA-169 Bahawalnagar in 2018 general election but lost to a PML-N candidate.
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