ISLAMABAD: Making a firm stance on retaining electoral alliance with the former foes, senior leader Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf Fawad Chaudhry says that Muttahida Qaumi Movement has won the election and PTI needs them.
Speaking to journalists here, the PTI leader said his party would prefer to go forward with the MQM as a stakeholder.
He further added that the process of Imran Khan’s oath-taking was very important. He informed that the party’s parliamentary committee meeting would nominate Imran Khan as the prime minister today.
Imran, he said, will lay forward his proposals before the committee.
The high-level huddle is also likely to pick the candidates for speaker and deputy speaker of the National Assembly.
The PTI is said to have the support of 177 MNAs-elect against 172 required to elect the PTI chief as leader of the 342-member lower house of the parliament.
Yesterday, Fawad Chaudhry said the parliamentary party will nominate Mr. Khan as its pick for the coveted slot of premier.
He said the names of speaker and deputy speaker of the lower house of parliament will also be discussed in the meeting.
PTI claims to be enjoying the support of 125 MNAs which include at least nine independent members out of the total of 13. However, its tally reaches 174 with addition of its small coalition partners and reserved seats for women and minorities.
