IPP members told to resign from govt posts

Aleem Khan instructs Aun Chaudhry and Nauman Langarial to immediately resign from their positions


Our Correspondent June 19, 2023
Participants attend the launching ceremony of Istehkam-e-Pakistan in Lahore. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE

LAHORE:

The newly-formed Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) directed its members in the federal government to resign from their posts, the central spokesperson for the party, Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Monday.

Awan said that the IPP President Aleem Khan had instructed party leaders Aun Chaudhry and Nauman Langarial to immediately resign from their positions in the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)-led coalition government.

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Chaudhry and Langarial were appointed special assistants to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif before the establishment of the IPP. “These members of the party have been instructed to resign,” Awan said.

She also said that the IPP would participate in the upcoming general election, while maintaining its independent position. She added that the organisational structure of the party would be announced soon.

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