Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf senior leader Hammad Azhar on Wednesday stepped down from the posts of PTI Punjab president and general secretary, in the light of cases against him and existing restrictions faced by the party.
The politician, who had served as a federal minister during the PTI regime, tendered his resignation letter to PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan and Secretary-General Omar Ayub Khan, stating that the party would be best served by leadership present on ground as he remains in underground due to cases and raids against him.
“It has been an honour, but it would be selfish of me to continue while I am still in hiding and unable to represent the party even on television. In my opinion, at this stage the party would be best served by a leadership in Punjab that is able to be present on the ground and lead from the front,” he stated in the letter.
