{"id":31480,"date":"2023-12-04T17:35:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T17:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/miftah-dismisses-reports-of-joining-ppp-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-12-04T17:35:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T17:35:18","slug":"miftah-dismisses-reports-of-joining-ppp-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/miftah-dismisses-reports-of-joining-ppp-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Miftah dismisses reports of joining PPP | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former finance minister Miftah Ismail refuted speculations on Monday that he is set to join the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). While addressing the reports<\/a>, Ismail clarified that he has currently taken a \u201cstep back\u201d from active politics.<\/p>\n

Miftah had resigned from his position as the General Secretary of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Sindh in June of this year. He was openly critical of PML-N’s economic policies, particularly after Ishaq Dar assumed control of the finance ministry after the former’s resignation.<\/p>\n

Amidst differences with PML-N, Ismail, along with former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and ex-PPP leader Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, initiated a nationwide discourse named “Reimagining Pakistan.” The initiative aimed to address a range of pressing issues that they felt had not received sufficient attention since the country’s independence. The trio organised numerous seminars in various cities to engage in these discussions.<\/p>\n

Also read: Miftah sees \u2018opportunity\u2019 in IMF deal<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Reports, citing sources, had suggested that the PPP was in advanced stages of negotiations with the PML-N leader, and an official announcement of Miftah Ismail joining the PPP was imminent.<\/p>\n

However, Ismail, taking to X, dismissed these claims. In a statement, he said, “There was a newspaper report in Tribune today and a TV report yesterday that I am going to join PPP. The news is not true. I have for now stepped back from politics and am not joining any political party.”<\/p>\n

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There was a newspaper report in Tribune today and a tv report yesterday that I am going to join PPP.<\/p>\n

The news is not true.<\/p>\n

I have for now stepped back from politics and am not joining any political party.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Miftah Ismail (@MiftahIsmail) December 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

In October, Dr Farooq Sattar, a senior leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), had extended an invitation to the former finance minister to join the MQM-P ranks. Sattar visited Miftah at his residence in Karachi to discuss the potential collaboration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n