Head of unification block in Punjab Assembly Dr Tahir Ali Javed resigned from assembly membership for because of his dual nationality and pending cases against him in US, say well placed sources.
Sources told Online Dr Tahir Ali Javed who was health minister in Punjab was holding US citizenship as well therefore, he did not want this information reaches Supreme Court (SC) as he was fearing that other cases against him would also come to open following this development.
Sources said corruption and some other cases were pending hearing against Dr Tahir Ali Javed in US and he had fled from US because of these cases.
In the event of his disqualification from SC he could face life long ban from contesting the polls. Therefore, he opted for resigning from Punjab Assembly seat deeming it a step wise for securing his future in political arena.