Jumping ship: Provincial minister to quit ANP, join JUI-F
Says he will announce the decision on Monday.
Shakoor claimed JUI-F will offer him a ticket to contest elections from PK-17 during the upcoming parliamentary polls. PHOTO: pakp.gov.pk
CHARSADDA:
Provincial minister Fazl Shakoor Khan of the Awami National Party (ANP) said on Thursday he will join the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) on March 4.
He said he will make the announcement during a press conference on Monday, adding that he took the decision following a meeting with JUI-F’s district chief Maulana Gohar Shah. His formal induction will take place after holding meetings with former provincial minister and opposition leader Akram Khan Durrani along with other JUI-F leaders.
Shakoor claimed JUI-F will offer him a ticket to contest elections from PK-17 during the upcoming parliamentary polls. JUI-F leaders including Durrani, provincial president Shaikh Maulana Amanullah and other provincial and district leaders will be present at Shakoor’s press conference on Monday.
Shakoor was elected to the provincial assembly in 2008 from PK-17 on an ANP ticket after defeating Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal’s Muhammad Irshad Khan and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s Khanimullah Khan. Irshad was JUI-F’s candidate representing MMA, who later joined Jamaat-e-Islami in 2010. Out of the 29,462 votes cast, Shakoor secured 18,587, while Irshad received 10,019 and Khanimullah 467.
Earlier this week, Mian Nisar Gul Kakakhel left the ANP and resigned from his seat as Minister for Prisons. He reportedly had problems with ANP’s leadership over development funds allotted to prisons for the past few months.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 1st, 2013.
Provincial minister Fazl Shakoor Khan of the Awami National Party (ANP) said on Thursday he will join the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) on March 4.
He said he will make the announcement during a press conference on Monday, adding that he took the decision following a meeting with JUI-F’s district chief Maulana Gohar Shah. His formal induction will take place after holding meetings with former provincial minister and opposition leader Akram Khan Durrani along with other JUI-F leaders.
Shakoor claimed JUI-F will offer him a ticket to contest elections from PK-17 during the upcoming parliamentary polls. JUI-F leaders including Durrani, provincial president Shaikh Maulana Amanullah and other provincial and district leaders will be present at Shakoor’s press conference on Monday.
Shakoor was elected to the provincial assembly in 2008 from PK-17 on an ANP ticket after defeating Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal’s Muhammad Irshad Khan and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s Khanimullah Khan. Irshad was JUI-F’s candidate representing MMA, who later joined Jamaat-e-Islami in 2010. Out of the 29,462 votes cast, Shakoor secured 18,587, while Irshad received 10,019 and Khanimullah 467.
Earlier this week, Mian Nisar Gul Kakakhel left the ANP and resigned from his seat as Minister for Prisons. He reportedly had problems with ANP’s leadership over development funds allotted to prisons for the past few months.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 1st, 2013.