{"id":294010,"date":"2022-11-09T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T04:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=294010"},"modified":"2022-11-09T09:00:54","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T04:00:54","slug":"senator-khokhar-resigns-from-senate-membership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/senator-khokhar-resigns-from-senate-membership\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Khokhar resigns from Senate membership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nPakistan Peoples\u2019 Party\u2019s (PPP) Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar on Tuesday tendered his resignation from his Senate membership, it emerged.<br \/>\n\u201cMet a senior leader from the party today. He conveyed that the party leadership wasn\u2019t happy with my political positions and wanted my resignation from the senate. I gladly agreed to resign,\u201d Khokhar tweeted Tuesday. Mustafa is perhaps one of the most vocal parliamentarians \u2013 who often express his views on issues bluntly, even if they are not in line with the party policy.<br \/>\n\u201cAs a political worker, I cherish my right to express my opinions on matters of public interest,\u201d he said in a subsequent tweet.<br \/>\n\u201cThankful to the party leadership for giving me the senate seat from Sindh. Differences aside, it\u2019s been a wonderful journey with them and wish them the best,\u201d he said.<br \/>\n\u201cWill be submitting my resignation in person to Chairmen Senate tomorrow, inshallah (by God\u2019s willing),\u201d he concluded in another tweet.<br \/>\nMustafa received appreciation as well as support from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader. Former human rights minister Shireen Mazari termed Khokhar\u2019s announcement \u201cmost unfortunate\u201d.<br \/>\n\u201cYour principled positions on human rights issues have been unwavering and beyond party politics. Senate will be poorer with your resignation,\u201d she tweeted. PTI leader Ali Muhammad Khan said Khokhar\u2019s \u201cname will remain in history\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD Pakistan Peoples\u2019 Party\u2019s (PPP) Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar on Tuesday tendered his resignation from his Senate membership, it emerged. \u201cMet a senior leader from the party today. He conveyed that the party leadership wasn\u2019t happy with my political positions and wanted my resignation from the senate. I gladly agreed to resign,\u201d Khokhar tweeted Tuesday. 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