Jahangir Tareen Group announced with like minded lawmakers.

ISLAMABAD -- According to the report, Raja Riaz will be the parliamentary leader of the Jahangir Tareen like-minded (Hum Khayal) group in the National Assembly, while Saeed Akbar Nawani will be the parliamentary leader in the Punjab Assembly.

Noman Langarial, one of the supporters of Tareen, who was at the dinner, said that 31 lawmakers attended the event. Punjab Assembly Member (MPA) Salman Naeem stated during the dinner that supporters of Tareen decided to formally launch their own faction.

'Jahangir Tareen is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday 19th May 2021. What happened to Tareen is wrong,' Langarial told the media, referring to charges against the PTI leader related to the sugar scandal. 'That's why we are supporting him [Tareen],' he said. 'We have confidence in Prime Minister Imran Khan but we agree on our agenda,' he added.

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