Jahangir Tareen Leaves Politics After Election Defeat

Jahangir Tareen, the chairman of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP), has announced to leave politics and step down from the party office after his defeat in the general elections, where he contested from NA-149 Multan and suffered a huge defeat with 50,166 against PTI-backed candidate Aamir Dogar won with 143,613 votes.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Jahangir Tareen stated, “I would like to thank everyone who supported me in this election and want to offer my congratulations to my opponents. I have immense respect for the will of the people of Pakistan. Therefore, I have decided to resign from my position as Chairman IPP and step away from politics altogether.”

He added, “My gratitude to all the members of IPP. I wish them the absolute best. By the Grace of Allah, I will continue to serve my country to the best of my ability in a private capacity. May the next few years see Pakistan prosper IA.”

I would like to thank everyone who supported me in this election and want to offer my congratulations to my opponents. I have immense respect for the will of the people of Pakistan. Therefore, I have decided to resign from my position as Chairman IPP and step away from politics…

— Jahangir Khan Tareen (@JahangirKTareen) February 12, 2024