An important step is about to be taken by Jahangir Tareen, a frustrated leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI).
The move is a setback for the PTI, which has lost a number of prominent members.
Several significant PTI dissidents, including Aleem Khan, will reportedly join Jahangir Khan Tareen’s ranks when he assumes the role of the party’s patron-in-chief, according to people familiar with the situation.
There are rumours that Mr. Tareen and his allies have started the basic planning process and established a party secretariat in Lahore.