Faisal Saleh Hayat, who remained Pakistan People\u2019s Party MNA from 1988 to 2002 on Wednesday joined Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). Hayat made the official announcement of joining PML-N after meeting with the party\u2019s president Shehbaz Sharif in Jhang, here today. Talking to newsmen on the occasion, Shehbaz Sharif welcomed Faisal Saleh Hayat in PML-N and added his inclusion will help the party to win polls in Jhang. It may be recalled that Faisal became an MNA in 1977 on a PPP ticket. He was elected again in the 1988 elections after Gen Ziaul Haq\u2019s martial law and remained loyal to the PPP till 2002. He served as a member of Central Executive Committee of the PPP in 1979. In 2002, he was elected MNA on a PPP ticket, later forming PPP-Patriots and then joining the \u201cking\u2019s party.\u201d He served as federal minister in various ministries, including commerce (1988\u201390), environment; housing and works; interior (2002\u201304), and Kashmir affairs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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