KARACHI: Veteran film and television actor Moammar Rana has entered politics as he announced to join Pakistan People’s portiony (PPP).

He made decision in a assembly with chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday.

Moammar, who belongs to a cricket family, had adopted a career in Lollywood measure 23 years ago. He has so far acted in a number of Urdu and Punjabi films and also seemed in two Bollywood films.

He has also worked on small screen in Pakistani soap operas and television serials.

Moammar is also making his debut as film director for film Sikandar, in which he is playing lead role.

He belongs to a cricketing dynasty: his father Shafqat Rana has played Test cricket for Pakistan and later served as national chooseor twice, his uncle Azmat Rana (died in 2015) played one Test, amuchher uncle, Shakoor Rana (died in 2001), was a well-known umpire who's two sons Mansoor and Maqsood played a few one-day internationals, while yet amuchher uncle, Sultan Rana played first-lesson cricket before fitting a cricket administrator.