Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Nabeel Gabol tendered his resignation from the National Assembly, hinting at the differences surfacing between him and the party as reasons.
“I have resigned from the NA seat and will decide later on my future prospects in politics,” he said at a press conference, adding that he had submitted the resignation to party 15 days ago.
When asked whether he was resigning under pressure, Gabol said “I am not a goat that can be pulled in any direction by anyone or tied to a post. I hold my personal following in Karachi and Sindh, no one has the guts to threaten me.”
Gabol said that he had come to submit his resignation to the NA Speaker.
“My political background doesn’t suit MQM and we both were a misfit for each other. I am more of an unguided missile while MQM is a pretty organised party so this kinship wasn’t going to last long anyway,” said Gabol.
“I will soon be involved in much bigger politics than this, since the political arena inside MQM is not favourable for national level politics, whereas I want to play big.”
Gabol, however, did not comment on the rumours of him joining Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
Meanwhile, a MQM spokesman said in a statement that Nabeel Gabol has resigned from his assembly seat because of personal and domestic engagements.
The spokesman said that due to some personal reasons, Gabool was unable to provide necessary time and attention to his constituency to resolve public issues. He said that party had advised him to resign from the seat and Gabool had submitted his resignation to the speaker of the National Assembly.
