Khawaja Asif says PML-N lawmakers will resign from NA when movement reaches peak

LAHORE: PML-N stalwart and former foreign minister Khawaja Asif said Thursday that the party’s lawmakers will resign from the National Assembly when the anti-government protests launched by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) reaches its peak.

Speaking at an event of the PML-N’s where the party’s ticketholders and lawmakers were invited to attend, Asif lambasted the government for its failure to deliver on its promises.

After saying that PML-N lawmakers will resign when movement reaches its peak, Asif said that “”We will see then on which electoral college does the government hold the Senate elections.”

The development comes after last month’s All Parties Conference held by the opposition parties who despite forming the PDM alliance and agreeing on the need for the incumbent government to go home, could not agree to resign from the assemblies.

According to sources, a heated debate ensued on the matter of resigning from the provincial and national assemblies, with the issue being discussed at length between the leaders of the major parties attending.