After Quitting PTI, Usman Khan Tarakai Joins PPP

• Usman Khan Taraka joined PPP.
• Faisal Karim Kundi welcomed him to PPP.
• Usman Khan Taraka quit the PTI after May 9 violence.

PESHAWAR: Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Usman Khan Tarakai on Wednesday joined the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), days after quitting the Imran Khan-led party.

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Usman Khan Taraka quit the PTI after May 9 violence.

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Usman Khan Taraka joined PPP.

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Faisal Karim Kundi welcomed him to PPP.

He formally made the announcement to join the party along with his family and friends in a press conference alongside PPP leader and Minister of State for Poverty Alleviation Faisal Karim Kundi.

Speaking on the occasion, Faisal Karim Kundi welcome Usman Tarakai to the PPP. He said those who will join the PPP will be welcomed by the party leadership.

Kundi lashed out at Imran Khan and said the PTI chairman has done nothing for the country except deceive the people. He condemned the violent riots in the country and said the incidents that took place on May 9 are highly reprehensible.

Former Member of National Assembly (MNA) from Swabi Usman Tarakai announced his resignation from the party’s basic membership on Sunday

Tarakai was among the several leaders who quit the PTI after the May 9 vandalism that followed the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan.

Usman Tarakai was elected from Swabi in 2018 general elections. He is the nephew of former provincial minister Shahram Tarakai.

Addressing the media, Tarakai said he contested and won his first election against Asfandyar Wali Khan and later joined PTI for the attractive slogan of ‘justice’ from Imran Khan.

He claimed that PTI leaders Pervaiz Khattak and Asad Qaiser did not let him go forward in the party while Shahram Tarakai and Atif Khan were also against him.

Despite the difficulties in the party, Usman Tarakai said he stood beside Imran Khan but now cannot move with the PTI and is resigning from the party.

Usman Tarakai said even if the court restores his membership in the National Assembly, he will not sit on the PTI seats. He also confirmed that Shahram Tarakai and his family are now trying to join the PPP.