Prime Minister Imran Khan has accepted the resignation of his Special Assistant on Parliamentary Affairs Nadeem Afzal Chan, according to a notification issued by the cabinet division.
“The Prime Minister has been pleased to accept the resignation tendered by Nadeem Afzal Gondal, from the post of Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Parliamentary Coordination, with immediate effect,” reads the notification.
Earlier, sources in the ruling PTI had said that some cabinet members, including federal Minister for Maritimes Affairs Ali Zaidi and Special Assistant to the PM on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari, tried to convince him to withdraw his resignation.
However, Chan refused to withdraw the resignation, stating that he will remain part of the party.
