KARACHI, May 8: The president of Alliance for Restoration of Democracy, Sindh, Shah Mohammad Shah, on Wednesday, resigned after differences with his party, Pakistan Muslim League (N).

At a press conference in Karachi, he also announced his resignation from all his posts in the PML-N, including member central working committee and constitution committee.

He said he conveyed his decision at the Sindh PML meeting held earlier in the city. “I informed the meeting of my utter disappointment on the working of the PML-N and its unsatisfactory role in national politics. The party has failed miserably to honour the nation’s expectations,” he added.

On the reason behind his resignation, he said that despite being the provincial president of the ARD, he was powerless and unable to take decisions on behalf of his party.

He said that Nisar Khuhro, the PPP Sindh President, was fully authorized to take any decision in the ARD meeting. “But in my case, the situation was different as I was bound to take approval from the PML Sindh President,” he said.

He said that some 58 party leaders who attended the Sindh PML- N meeting decided to hold a convention in Hyderabad next week to chalk out a future course of action.

He categorically denied that he was under any pressure to resign as the Sindh ARD chief. He also denied he was in contact with the government.

He criticized the role of the leadership of Sindh PML, saying that every leader wants to occupy the maximum number of posts, instead of dividing them among upcoming leaders.

Mr Shah said he did his best to solve the problems of PML Sindh, but a cool response from the central leadership forced him to give up. He also criticized PML-N Sindh President, Ghous Ali Shah, for playing the role of an observer.

“After the presidential referendum, there was need to initiate political activities, keeping in view the coming general elections. I suggested to the central leadership, including Mian Nawaz Sharif, to do something, but they turned a deaf ear to my advice,” he claimed.

Shah Mohammad Shah also strongly condemned the suicide bombing in Karachi, terming it a challenge for the government and a conspiracy to sabotage peace in the city.—PPI