Lahore, Jan. 28 : Abdul Waheed's joining the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has sparked fresh controversy inside the party, with senior leaders fuming over the decision to include the cousin of Gen. Zia-ul-Haq, against whom the PPP had battled long for reinstatement of democracy in Pakistan.

According to The Nation, senior PPP leaders are furious about Waheed's joining the party, as he belonged to the family which had deprived the party of its founder, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

Lahore, Jan 27: The first cousin of General Zia-ul-Haq, Abdul Waheed, has joined the Pakistan People's Party.

Former Ambassador Waheed, who defeated Salman Taseer twice in the general elections, announced his decision to join the PPP on Monday at a press conference in presence of PPP Lahore President Asghar Gujjar and Finance Secretary of Punjab Aurangzeb Barki.

Waheed said the PPP was the only party, which represented the masses and raised its voice for the poor and downtrodden of the country.

He said the PPP was the only party, which had always promoted the politics of tolerance and reconciliation, and this policy adopted by the party leadership, had influenced him to join the PPP.

Washington, Feb 13: General Zia-ul-Haq told one of Benazir Bhutto’s fri