According to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the previous ruling party will work with Majlis-e-Wahdat-Muslimeen (MWM) to build administrations in the Centre and Punjab, as directed by its founder Imran Khan.
Speaking to the media in Islamabad on Tuesday, PTI spokesperson Raoof Hasan stated that the former prime minister, while ruling out any talks with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), has directed the party to form a coalition with Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) over reserved seats.
“Those who won the [February 8] elections should be allowed to form the government because it is their right,” he said, delivering Khan’s message.
“I have been given the mandate [by Khan] to approach all political parties to continue the party’s political struggle for democratic values with the exception of the PML-N, MQM-P and the PPP,” he said.
His statements came as PTI-backed candidates have emerged as the largest group, winning nearly 90 National Assembly seats, followed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), which have 75 and 54 seats respectively.
Given the fact that neither party was able to secure a simple majority, the role of independent candidates has become even more crucial, with both the PML-N and the PPP striving to recruit them to improve their parliamentary positions.
