{"id":56224,"date":"2024-02-04T14:44:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T14:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/10-politicians-who-have-switched-loyalties-a-time-too-many\/"},"modified":"2024-02-04T14:44:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T14:44:40","slug":"10-politicians-who-have-switched-loyalties-a-time-too-many","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/10-politicians-who-have-switched-loyalties-a-time-too-many\/","title":{"rendered":"10 politicians who have switched loyalties a time too many"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dawn.com<\/em> looks at candidates contesting the February 8 polls who have switched parties at least three times since 2008.<\/p>\n

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In the highly volatile and ever evolving world of Pakistani politics, it is not unheard of for politicians to switch allegiance.<\/p>\n

The friends of yesterday can be foes today before giving friendship another shot some time tomorrow \u2014 if the politics of it all makes sense.<\/p>\n

In the list below, we have identified 10 such politicians who have switched their parties multiple times over their careers, just to give themselves a better chance of having electoral success.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n

Faisal Saleh Hayat<\/h2>\n

PPP \u27a1 PML-Q \u27a1 PPP \u27a1 PML-N<\/strong><\/p>\n

Faisal Saleh Hayat speaks to PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif. \u2014 via X\/pmln_org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Brought into politics by former president Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Faisal Saleh Hayat has had a complicated relationship with the PPP, which he first quit during the Musharraf regime.<\/p>\n

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