Karachi: President Asif Zardari resigned as chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians(PPPP).
Sources said Asif Zardari has informed the Election Commission of Pakistan about his resignation as chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
Sources also revealed that after Asif Zardari resigned as party president, Asif Zardari’s sister and provincial assembly member Faryal Talpur was considered as the new president of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
Asif Zardari’s resignation from the party comes at a time when some parties are criticizing him for leading a political party despite being the country’s president.
On March 9, Asif Zardari was elected as the country’s president for the second time with 411 votes. He received 156 electoral votes from the four provincial assemblies and 255 votes from the Mejlis.