Tariq Bashir Cheema clarifies on ties with PML-Q leaders and resignation

ISLAMABAD, March 29: Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q) Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Tariq Bashir Cheema has given a clarification on his ties with his party top leadership and his resignation from the federal cabinet ahead of the no-confidence motion.
PML-Q MNA Tariq Bashir Cheema has met Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani Tuesday. While talking to journalists, he was questioned about differences with PML-Q top leaders and Farrukh Habib’s tweet about him that he was creating trouble for them to get close to the PML-Q leadership.
Cheema rejected the rumours that his association with his political party has not been affected following the decision of Pervaiz Elahi’s nomination for the next Punjab chief minister.
He clarified that he is still standing alongside the Chaudhry brothers and is a loyal worker of PML-Q. He said that he had not held any meeting with Shehbaz Sharif or other opposition leaders.
Regarding his resignation from the federal cabinet, Cheema said that he will not take back his resignation and vote in favour of the opposition’s no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan.
He said he has tendered his resignation and would vote in favour of the no-confidence motion. On a question regarding his contact with PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif, he said he has not contacted anyone. He said he was still part of PML-Q and as a worker of Chaudhary sb will stand by him.
Yesterday, Tariq Bashir Cheema had resigned from the federal cabinet following the settlement between the PML-Q and the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
In a major development, Punjab CM Usman Buzdar had presented his resignation to Prime Minister Imran Khan. – NNI