Key aide of Pakistan's Imran Khan resigns amidst standoff with army
A key aide of former Pakistani Premier Imran Khan said on Wednesday he was quitting politics, dealing a further blow to the embattled ex-prime minister's party as a standoff with the military intensified.
Pakistan's Former Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry's resignation is the latest- and highest profile - in a string of departures from Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, which the civilian government on Wednesday threatened to ban.
'I have decided to take a break from politics, therefore, I have resigned from party position and parting ways from Imran Khan,' Fawad Chaudhry said in a post on Twitter.
The former information minister spent days in detention after violent protests swept the country this month after the detention of Imran Khan on corruption charges.
Fawad Chaudhry condemned the protests by Khan's supporters, who attacked military installations, including army headquarters, and government buildings.
PTI chairman Khan says the corruption allegations were fabricated and that his associates are being forced out under duress from the government and the military in a manoeuvre to dismantle his party before elections scheduled later this year.
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