Muhammad Zubair, the former governor of Sindh, announced on Sunday that he is leaving the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) due to some “reservations.”
Speaking to local media, Zubair that he will discuss his future political plans with his “friends” before deciding on a course of action. However, he did not specify which specific reasons precipitated his resignation.
Muhammad Zubair follows a number of prominent figures who have lately broken with the ruling party, including as former finance minister Miftah Ismail and prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.
The lawmaker has expressed dissatisfaction with the leadership of the party and has been critical of the current administration, which was established following the elections on February 8. He also recently stated that he was in the party “like Abbasi”.
Zubair stated that the PML-N should “publicly accept defeat” and let the nation go on in response to claims made by former Rawalpindi Division Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha that the election results were falsified. Chatha, however, recanted his assertions.
Abbasi had petitioned the Pakistani Election Commission on April 8 to register a new political party, however it is unknown if he would join one or not.
A new party led by people with “proven integrity and competence” is something that Ismail is also in favor of.
Zubair is the older brother of Asad Umar, the former leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, and the son of General (retd) Ghulam Umar.
He graduated with a master’s in business administration from the renowned Institute of Business Administration in Karachi. In 1980, Zubair was elected as a student representative to the Board of Directors, and from 1981 to 1986, he taught Financial Management.
Prior to becoming head of the Privatization Commission, M. Zubair was chairman of the Board of Investment from July to December 2013.
