“In the next two to three months, hopefully, efforts are effort and discussions are under way to launch a new political party and there is a need for it,” he said in an interview with Shaukat Piracha on his show Rubaroo aired on Aaj News on Monday.

Months before the elections, Abbasi was among the three politicians who were conducting seminars titled ‘Reimagining Pakistan’ in different cities to raise awareness about the issues in the country.

Many were sceptical about their initiative as to who was pulling the triggers when the country was heading towards elections. His party member Miftah Ismail and former PPP senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar were the other two members.

Khokhar in an interview with Hamid Mir of Geo News had admitted to approaching different politicians to form a new party.

When asked, Abbasi confirmed that a new political party would be launched by May or June.

The former prime minister clarified that he would not spearhead the party and discussions were under way to include leaders from different parts of the country.

He also clarified that he did not quit politics, but only quit elections.

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He went on to add that there were plans to launch the party before the Feb 8 elections, however, they changed them and hoped that parties would change.

The PML-N leader added that they did not want to have power or ministries, stressing the need for a new party. “The whole country is depressed by the three parties [PPP, PML-N, and PTI],” he said and that it was not a success to come to power.

Abbasi described the new party as an “alternate platform and alternate thought” amid the existing political parties.