Tag: Resigns
Altaf steps down from MQM office, withdraws decision after few hours
In his message to the party earlier on Sunday, the MQM chief stated he had failed to play his role effectively. He also lambasted the Rabita Committee whom he claimed were ignoring his advice on key issues.
Ukraine prime minister resigns over coalition break up
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk resigned on Thursday in protest at the disbanding of the ruling parliamentary coalition.
“I announce my resignation in connection with...
BJP win pushes PM Singh to resign
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh resigned on Saturday, a day after the ruling Congress party was decimated by the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party...
Nawaz accepts WAPDA chairman’s resignation
ISLAMABAD
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday accepted the resignation of Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) chairman Raghib Abbas.
According to sources, Abbas...
Italy’s premier resigns after sacking by own party
Italy's president has accepted the resignation of Premier Enrico Letta after he was sacked by his own party in a back-room mutiny.
President Giorgio Napolitano...
Lt General Aslam resigns after being superseded
Lt General Haroon Aslam on Thursday sent his resignation to the Defence Ministry.
Sources said General Aslam – who was the senior most general officer...
PPP MNA Alizeh Iqbal Haider resigns from National Assembly
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) MNA Alizeh Iqbal Haider has resigned from her National Assembly membership, media reports said on Thursday.
Alizeh was finding it difficult...
PM’s adviser on civil aviation resigns
In the first high-level appointment scandal for the new government, adviser to prime minister on aviation Captain (r) Shujaat Azeem tendered his resignation to...
Disgraced Wattoo resigns as PPP Punjab chief
After a shameful defeat in the May 11 elections, senior Pakistan People’s Party leader Manzoor Wattoo has tendered a resignation reportedly over party’s failure...
Sherry Rehman resigns as Pakistan’s ambassador to US
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Sherry Rehman has resigned as Pakistan’s ambassador to Washington with immediate effect, owing mostly to the fact that her...
Gilani resigns as SVP of PPP over polls defeat
Former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has resigned from the slot of PPP senior vice president after the party’s shocking defeat in the May...
PPP MPA resigns
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) member of the Punjab provincial assembly Malik Fiaz Awan on Friday formally resigned from his seat in the legislature amid...
Latif Khosa submits to Zardari’s decision, resigns
Punjab governor Sardar Latif Khan Khosa has submitted his resignation to President Asif Ali Zardari, which has been duly accepted.
Khosa called on President Asif...
Mali prime minister resigns after arrest
Malian Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra has resigned hours after he was arrested as he tried to leave the country, the AFP news agency...
US special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan resigns
The United States’ special representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Ambassador Marc Grossman, resigned from his post on Wednesday citing personal reasons.
The US State Department...
Grossman resigns as US Special Envoy for AfPak
US Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman has resigned from his post, an American report said on Wednesday.
The resignation will be effective...
PML-N MPA resigns
Pakistan Muslim League (N) suffered a serious setback on Tuesday when an active member of the provincial assembly, Shazia Aurangzeb, announced her resignation from...