PML N ministers resign, PM holds decision till Zardari’s return

ISLAMABAD : Federal Ministers belonging to Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) on Tuesday tendered their resignations to Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, following disagreement over the issue of judges.However an official at the PM House said the Prime Minister has not yet accepted the resignations.
“Final decision about the resignations will be taken in consultation when the Pakistan People’s Party Co‑chairman Asif Ali Zardari returns home from London,” the official said.
The resignation came six weeks after the PML‑N joined the coalition government led by Pakistan People’s Party. The ministers took oath of office on March 31.
The two major partners in the four‑party coalition failed to agree on the mode of restoration of judges, who were deposed with the imposition of emergency on November 3, 2007.
The PML‑N Chief Nawaz Sharif Monday said his party would continue to support the government on issue to issue basis.
The ministers met Prime Minister Gilani at the PM House and submitted their signations.
The nine ministers who resigned their cabinet posts include;
Ch Nisar Ali Khan, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Mrs Tehmina Daultana, Rana Tanveer Ahmed, Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan and Khawaja Saad Rafique.