LAHORE – Pakistan Tehreek – e-Insaf (PTI) leader Colonel (R) Muhammad Hashim Dogar on Tuesday resigned as Punjab home minister.

Taking to Twitter, Hashim penned that “I have resigned from my post due to personal reasons. Inshallah, I will continue to work as PTI worker. “

” It was a great pleasure to have served as Minister for Home and Prison Department under your able command,” he stated in the tendered resignation to Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi.

“I feel regretful to inform you that I shall not be able to continue due to my personal commitments and some health issues,” Dogar said.

“I was and will always be available to serve you and my party chairman.” he added.