Former AJK premier Sardar Tanveer Ilyas quits PPP after ticket row

MUZAFFARABAD: For­­m­­er Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) prime minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas on Wednesday resigned from PPP following differences over distribution of party tickets. According to his spokesperson, Mr Ilyas forwarded his re­­signation to PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari after senior party leaders met him over the past three days in an effort to persuade him to reconsider his decision, but to no avail. Sources said Mr Ilyas had submitted his nomi­nation pap­ers in three constitu...

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