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PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif. — File Photo

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League -Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif met with Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) senior leader Iftikhar Gilani, PTI Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa leader Iftikharuddin and PML-Q ex-minister Rana Shamad Khan at Raiwand on Friday.

During the meeting the three leaders expressed their support for Nawaz Sharif's leadership and announced that they are joining the PML-N.

On the occasion, Nawaz Sharif said that with the induction of the three leaders, the PML-N will be a force to be reckoned with in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Pir Sabir Shah, Hamza Shahbaz, Ameer Muqam, Mehtab Abbasi and Pervez Rashid were also present during the meeting.

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