Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) faced a major political blow in Muzaffarabad after one of its prominent figures, Sardar Shah Nawaz Akhtar, announced his decision to join the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
He was formally welcomed into the party with a garland during a ceremony attended by senior leaders.
According to details, Sardar Shah Nawaz Akhtar, a central PTI leader and former assembly candidate, joined the PML-N along with hundreds of his supporters.
The event was headed by former Azad Kashmir prime minister Raja Farooq Haider, who personally greeted Akhtar and marked his inclusion in the party.
Speaking at the ceremony, Farooq Haider said the positive governance performance of Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif, and Maryam Nawaz was being felt across Azad Kashmir as well. He claimed this momentum was encouraging more political workers to shift towards the PML-N.
Several workers from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and PTI also announced their decision to join PML-N during the gathering.
