Prime Minister Imran Khan will meet the members of the group “loyal” to Jahangir Tareen today.
It is learnt that Tareen will not be in the group of around 30 parliamentarians who will call on the premier.
Insiders say there seems to be a rift brewing in the party as senior leadership has expressed strong reservations on the premier’s meeting.
They said the group of parliamentarians close to the estranged leader, will plead his case before the prime minister.
Last week, they had refused to hold a meeting with a committee constituted to hold talks, insisting that they wanted the prime minister himself to listen to their grievances.
It is also learnt that there will be a “consultative” meeting before Tareen loyalists meeting.
Jahangir and his son Ali Tareen have been booked by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for their alleged involvement in the sugar scam. They denied allegations. They are on bail till May 3.
The Tareen loyalists have been standing by Jahangir when he appears before courts “in a show of support to him.”
Meanwhile, ahead of the meeting of the Tareen group, the government has removed the head of FIA Joint Investigation Team (JIT) Mohammad Rizwan. He, however, will remain a member of the JIT. Deputy Director Abu Bakar will replace Rizwan.
