ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister and PTI leader Asad Umar on Saturday announced his retirement from politics, ARY News reported.
“After over a decade of public life I have decided to quit politics,” Asad Umar, who joined the PTI in 2012, said in his retirement statement.
Asad, who also held various party offices including secretary general, said, “I am also resigning from the basic membership of the PTI.”
He further mentioned, “I do not agree with the policy of confrontation with state institutions”. “Such policies result in serious collisions with institutions and are not in the national interest,” he remarked.
Umar expressed his gratitude to the people who stood by him. He also thanked his NA-54 team and voters for repeatedly electing him from the Islamabad constituency.
“I have done my best to serve the constituency that elected me,” he said.
“May Allah bless the nation with His bounties,” he ended his message.
Former finance minister and PTI leader Asad Umar has announced his retirement from politics, stating that he disagrees with the party’s policy of confrontation with state institutions. He expressed gratitude to his supporters and constituents.
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