CHISHTIAN: Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA from Chishtian Tahir Bashir Cheema on Thursday joined Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), ARY News reported.
The former PTI lawmaker announced the decision in a meeting with PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz Sharif here in Chishtian.
Political career
Tahir ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA) from Constituency PP-231 (Bahawalnagar-VII) in 1990 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency PP-231 (Bahawalnagar-VII) in 1993 Pakistani general election. He received 36,912 votes and defeated Muhammad Akram, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).
Cheema ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate PPP from Constituency PP-231 (Bahawalnagar-VII) in 1997 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 22,518 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Akram, a candidate of PML-N.
Tahir Cheema ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-190 (Bahawalnagar-III) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 70,081 votes and lost the seat to Abdul Ghafoor Chaudhry.
He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-190 (Bahawalnagar-III) in 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 83,353 votes and defeated Ijaz-ul-Haq.
Tahir Cheema quit PML-N in April 2018. In May 2018, he joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
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