Party politics: Hoti appointed as PML-N’s senior VP

Spokesperson says the move will give K-P more representation in party affairs.

PESHAWAR:

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Saturday announced its decision to appoint Khawja Mohammad Khan Hoti as the party’s central senior vice president (SVP).

Hoti had announced his decision to join PML-N after much speculation following his departure from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

PML-N spokesperson Nasir Musazai said Hoti has also been appointed as the chairman of the party’s inter-provincial coordination committee.

Earlier, PML-N had inducted former provincial chief of the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid Amir Muqam as the central senior vice president of the party.

Musazai said appointing SVPs from the province will give it more representation in the party’s affairs.

PML-N suffered a setback earlier this year when its former general secretary Saranjam Khan quit along with another senior party leader Abdul Subhan Khan. A few days back, the party’s women general secretary and K-P assembly lawmaker Shazia Aurangzeb also left the party to join Pakistan Peoples Party.

PML-N, however, seems to be recouping after Amir Muqam’s induction along with a large number of former party office bearers and two sitting members of the K-P assembly.

However, Muqam’s entry has led to rifts between new comers and the party’s old guards, Sabir Shah’s group. So far, PML-N has failed to placate both factions.

PML-N’s troubles are likely to increase in the coming days as the issue of awarding party tickets may lead to a fresh rivalry between the two. 

Published in The Express Tribune, December 9^th, 2012.