PoK PM Abdul Qayyum Niazi resigns after revolt in Imran Khan's ruling party
The Hindu
Niazi, hand-picked by his party chief Khan, resigned on Thursday after 25 lawmakers of his party moved a resolution of no-confidence motion against him to replace him with party's regional president Sardar Tanveer Ilyas
In another setback to Imran Khan, the Prime Minister of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi, has resigned following a revolt in the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party against him.
Mr Niazi, hand-picked by his party chief Khan, resigned on Thursday after 25 lawmakers of his party moved a resolution of no-confidence motion against him to replace him with party's regional president Sardar Tanveer Ilyas.
Mr Niazi's ouster comes days after Mr Khan lost a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly to become the first Pakistan prime minister to be removed unceremoniously from power.
Under Article 16 (1) of the Constitution, "I, the undersigned, resign from my office of the prime minister”, reads the handwritten resignation dated April 14, which was addressed to the PoK president Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry.
Dr Asif Hussain Shah, secretary of presidential affairs, confirmed that Mr Chaudhry has received and accepted Mr Niazi's resignation and forwarded the same to the chief secretary for issuance of a formal notification, Dawn newspaper reported.
Mr Niazi came to power last year after PTI secured 32 seats in the 53-member House.
India had rejected the elections in PoK, saying the "cosmetic exercise" was nothing but an attempt by Pakistan to "camouflage its illegal occupation".
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