After decades of affiliation, member of Bilour family quits ANP to join PTI

PESHAWAR: In a major setback for Awami National Party (ANP) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, Ghazanfar Bilour, a key member of the Bilour family and son of Senator Ilyas Bilour, has joined the ranks of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), ARY NEWS reported.

According to sources privy to the development, it was after five decades of continuous affiliation with the ANP that a member of the Bilour family has left the ranks of the party.

“Ghazanfar Bilour is the political heir of the Bilour family and is the nephew of Bashir Ahmed Bilour and Ghulam Ahmed Bilour,” they said and added that Ghazanfar has also remained head of Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

A big dent to #ANP in #Peshawar . Ghaznafar Bilour son of Ilyas Bilour Ex Senator #ANP is all set to join #PTI

He is industrialist and former president Sarhad Chamber Of Commerce pic.twitter.com/FbKYoURpZ4

— Qazi Jalal 🇵🇰 (@JalalQazi) December 10, 2021

The joining was announced after he met with Chief Minister Mahmod Khan in a meeting that was also attended by Taimur Khan Jhagra and Kamran Bangash.

Meanwhile, sources within ANP while commenting on the matter said that Ghazanfar Bilour has no political background and him joining PTI ranks will have no impact on their party.