Raja Riaz, former leader of the opposition in the National Assembly (NA), joined Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) after meeting with the party’s supremo Nawaz Sharif in London, it emerged on Saturday.
Nawaz — who has been in self-imposed exile in London since November 2019 owing to health reasons — was disqualified in 2017 by the Supreme Court for not declaring a receivable salary.
On September 12, former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif announced, “Nawaz Sharif will reach Pakistan on October 21.”
Responding to a question, Raja Riaz said that PML-N had a large vote bank in Pakistan as people believe that the country was made by the party. He maintained that the PML-N supremo would be given a grand welcome upon return.
سابق ممبر قومی اسمبلی راجہ ریاض احمد کی قائد مسلم لیگ ن محمد نواز شریف اور صدر جماعت شہباز شریف سے ملاقات
راجہ ریاض احمد نے نواز شریف صاحب کی قیادت پر بھرپور اعتماد کا اظہار کرتے ھوۓ مسلم لیگ ن میں شمولیت اختیار کر لی۔ اس موقع پر سینیٹر اسحاق ڈار، میاں ناصر جنجوعہ، عطاءاللہ… pic.twitter.com/O8vv088Di7— PMLN (@pmln_org) September 16, 2023
To another query, the former leader of the opposition said that elections are likely to take place around mid-February next year.
