KARACHI: With the Pak­istan Tehreek-i-Insaf poised to form a government in Islamabad, Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair, who belongs to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, stepped down on Saturday, according to sources.

The official spokesperson for the Governor House neither confirmed nor denied the development.

“Such a resignation should arrive at the President House from the PM’s office, and till now it has not arrived here,” spokesman Farooq Adil told Dawn.

The sources privy to the development and in Mr Zubair’s PML-N said the resignation had been sent to Islamabad and he had citied reasons related to the post-election scenario.

A spokesman for the Pre­sident House in the federal capital said the resignation had not yet arrived there.

Mr Zubair was sworn in as the 32nd governor of Sindh on Feb 2 last year, three weeks after the demise of his predecessor, retired Justice Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui.

Since 2012, Mr Zubair had served in various positions, including as chairman of the Privatisation Commission.

Published in Dawn, July 29th, 2018

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