Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar formally tendered his resignation two days after revealing that senior PPP officials had conveyed to him that party leadership wanted him to resign.
Announcing the news on Twitter on Thursday, the former senator said “Allhamdulillah, I have formally submitted my resignation today.”
He further said he was thankful for the positive response and the ‘support across party lines’, which he said was ‘far beyond’ his imagination.
Addressing potential speculations about his political career moving forward, the firebrand politician made it clear that he was not joining any other party. “Let me state clearly that I’m not joining any political party. I will try hard to maintain my independence,” he wrote.
For those who are speculating about my political future, let me state clearly that I’m not joining any political party. I will try hard to maintain my independence. 2/2
— Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar (@mustafa_nawazk) November 10, 2022
On Tuesday, the PPP leader had tweeted that he had met a ‘senior leader’ from the party who had told him the leadership was not too keen on the political positions he had adopted and wanted him to resign. The senator in turn had said he was more than happy to oblige.
Previously, the former senator had been very outspoken about the need to curb state surveillance, particularly after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Azam Swati in a press conference detailed the breach of privacy he had experienced.
