Former Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Friday became the latest PTI leader to quit politics.<\/p>\n
Addressing a press conference in Lahore, Buzdar, who did not specify if he was also leaving the party, said, \u201cKeeping in view the situation in the country \u2014 we have always done the politics of virtue and encourage it. But in the present political situation, I have decided to quit politics.\u201d<\/p>\n
Condemning the violent incidents of May 9 \u2014 when civil and military installations were vandalised by enraged protestors \u2014 he asserted that he always stood with the Pakistan Army and will keep on doing so.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the ongoing political crises in the country, Buzdar said, \u201cI want to request all the stakeholders to set aside their ego, [think beyond] their parties and work for a better future of Pakistan.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI also extend my best wishes to everyone,\u201d the former chief minister added.<\/p>\n
Referring to the countrywide arrests made against those allegedly involved in May 9 incidents, Buzdar said that relief should be provided to all the \u201cinnocent citizens\u201d who were in jails and called for their immediate release.<\/p>\n
The announcement comes as several PTI leaders, including Shireen Mazari and Ali Haider Zaidi, have quit politics altogether while also separating their paths from the PTI over the May 9 incidents.<\/p>\n
Other leaders Aamer Mehmood Kiani, Barrister Maleeka Bokhari, Imran Ismail, Murad Raas and Malik Amin Aslam have also quit the party while Asad Umar and Pervaiz Khattak have resigned from their party positions but stayed in the party.<\/p>\n
Buzdar\u2019s decision to quit politics came a day after Parvez Khattak, former KP chief minister, resigned from his party positions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Former Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Friday became the latest PTI leader to quit politics. Addressing a press conference in Lahore, Buzdar, who did not specify if he was also leaving the party, said, \u201cKeeping in view the situation in the country \u2014 we have always done the politics of virtue and encourage it. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":335002,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[595],"class_list":{"0":"post-335000","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-usman-buzdar"},"yoast_head":"\n