LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Colonel (retired) Hashim Dogar on Tuesday resigned from his position as Punjab’s home minister.
In his resignation submitted to Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, Dogar cited inevitable circumstances and personal reasons for quitting the office.
The member of the Punjab Assembly said that he did not want to continue working as the interior minister in Punjab.
“Today, I have resigned from my post due to personal reasons,” he announced on Twitter. However, Dogar said he would continue to work as a PTI worker.
The resignation comes ahead of the PTI’s long march toward Islamabad — for which former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been holding back-to-back gatherings to rally his supporters.
Dogar, a PTI member, stated last week that the Punjab government would not support Khan’s long march with state resources since it was a “political issue,” but he pledged to provide protection.
The PTI chief, earlier, directed his party’s office holders to ensure that thousands of workers gather in Islamabad during the “Azadi March”.
