Imran Khan decides to resign from National Assembly

Former prime minister Imran Khan has reportedly decided to tender his resignation as a member of the National Assembly ahead of the election for the new prime minister of Pakistan.

Sources privy to the matter quoted Khan as saying: "We will not sit in this Assembly under any circumstances."

The decision was reportedly made during the PTI's parliamentary party meeting.

He said that PTI will not sit in the Assembly with the people who have robbed Pakistan and who have been "imported by foreign forces".

"We have made this decision to keep the institutions under pressure who want this government to run the country [...] we will not let them continue."

He further stated that the entire country saw the power of PTI Sunday night.

However, sources said that most of the party members opposed Khan's decision to tender resignations, and instead, advised that they should face the Opposition strongly at every front.

In another major development, the PTI has also decided to boycott the election of the prime minister for which they have nominated former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.

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