Punjab Minister for Wildlife Malik Asad resigns from cabinet position

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Zeeshan Baksh
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Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Sunday accepted the resignation of provincial minister for wildlife and fisheries Malik Asad Ali Khokhar after the latter quit saying he had not been able to focus on his constituency.

“I was not removed from the ministry, I have submitted my resignation,” the PTI MPA said today, adding that he had taken this decision because he could not focus on his constituency due to the responsibilities he had with the ministry.

The Punjab government has also issued a notification regarding the acceptance of his resignation.  

The lawmaker was inducted in the provincial cabinet on December 31 of last year. The PTI leader was elected from PP-168 after he emerged victorious in a by-election held in 2018.

The Punjab Assembly constituency PP-168 had been vacated by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz stalwart Khawaja Saad Rafique.