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Khar likely to enter into another political marriage
By Hussain Kashif
LAHORE: Founding member of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), close ally of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and former Punjab governor Ghulam Mustafa Khar is likely to go into another political marriage as people close to him have revealed to Daily Times that Khar was considering joining the newly emerging Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf within a couple of days.
According to sources related to the seasoned politician, a special one on one meeting between Ghulam Mustafa Khar and PTI Chairman Imran Khan had already been held some days before and both leaders had decided to walk together.
Sources said that it had been decided that Ghulam Mustafa Khar would announce his decision to join the party in the presence of Imran Khan in a public meeting along with his family members, who are also playing an active role in politics at different levels.
The public meeting would most probably be held in some area of southern Punjab, like Muzaffargarh or Multan.
PTI sources, while confirming the meeting between both leaders, said that Imran Khan was going to hold a public meeting in Shujabad (near the Multan district) on November 26 and that there was a possibility that Khar, along with others, would announce his decision to join the party. Seasoned politician Ghulam Mustafa Khar has already changed his affiliation with different political parties several times. Recently, he was an ally of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif.
Born in 1937 in Muzaffargarh, Khar was jailed during General Ziaul Haq’s martial law. Later, he slipped out of the country after an understanding with General Chishti (a Ziaul Haq aide).
Returning to Pakistan before 1988, Khar had by then fallen out with Benazir Bhutto and, with the backing of the army, created the National Peoples Party (NPP) along with Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi and other PPP dissidents. After some time, he rejoined the PPP before the 1993 elections and after being re-elected, served as federal minister for water and power under Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Defeated in the 1997 election, he was unable to contest the 2002 elections because of a restriction placed on non-graduates, preventing them from contesting in elections.
In 2007, Khar was removed from the PPP by Benazir Bhutto due to his controversial statements regarding the deal between Benazir and General Musharraf. He also had a war of words with PPP Secretary General Jehangir Badar, who called him a political orphan.
Ghulam Mustafa Khar is one of the well-known landlords of the country and has been married numerous times. His seventh marriage was with Tehmina Durrani, who later wrote a book titled ‘My Feudal Lord’ on her husband after obtaining a divorce, in which she describes the alleged abuse meted out to her by Khar. Tehmina Durrani later married current Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
Close associates of Ghulam Mustafa Khar have accused him of always remaining in search of new horizons, whether the horizon involves a life partner or a political party.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
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By Hussain Kashif
LAHORE: Founding member of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), close ally of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and former Punjab governor Ghulam Mustafa Khar is likely to go into another political marriage as people close to him have revealed to Daily Times that Khar was considering joining the newly emerging Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf within a couple of days.
According to sources related to the seasoned politician, a special one on one meeting between Ghulam Mustafa Khar and PTI Chairman Imran Khan had already been held some days before and both leaders had decided to walk together.
Sources said that it had been decided that Ghulam Mustafa Khar would announce his decision to join the party in the presence of Imran Khan in a public meeting along with his family members, who are also playing an active role in politics at different levels.
The public meeting would most probably be held in some area of southern Punjab, like Muzaffargarh or Multan.
PTI sources, while confirming the meeting between both leaders, said that Imran Khan was going to hold a public meeting in Shujabad (near the Multan district) on November 26 and that there was a possibility that Khar, along with others, would announce his decision to join the party. Seasoned politician Ghulam Mustafa Khar has already changed his affiliation with different political parties several times. Recently, he was an ally of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif.
Born in 1937 in Muzaffargarh, Khar was jailed during General Ziaul Haq’s martial law. Later, he slipped out of the country after an understanding with General Chishti (a Ziaul Haq aide).
Returning to Pakistan before 1988, Khar had by then fallen out with Benazir Bhutto and, with the backing of the army, created the National Peoples Party (NPP) along with Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi and other PPP dissidents. After some time, he rejoined the PPP before the 1993 elections and after being re-elected, served as federal minister for water and power under Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Defeated in the 1997 election, he was unable to contest the 2002 elections because of a restriction placed on non-graduates, preventing them from contesting in elections.
In 2007, Khar was removed from the PPP by Benazir Bhutto due to his controversial statements regarding the deal between Benazir and General Musharraf. He also had a war of words with PPP Secretary General Jehangir Badar, who called him a political orphan.
Ghulam Mustafa Khar is one of the well-known landlords of the country and has been married numerous times. His seventh marriage was with Tehmina Durrani, who later wrote a book titled ‘My Feudal Lord’ on her husband after obtaining a divorce, in which she describes the alleged abuse meted out to her by Khar. Tehmina Durrani later married current Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
Close associates of Ghulam Mustafa Khar have accused him of always remaining in search of new horizons, whether the horizon involves a life partner or a political party.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
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