Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Syed Ali Raza Abidi, on Monday, resigned from the National Assembly due political and personal reasons.

In a tweet, the Member of the National Assembly (MNA) uploaded a copy of the resignation submitted to Speaker National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq.

MNA Ali Raza Abidi announces resignation as soon as MQM-P, PSP join hands

In a follow up tweet, Abidi said he had scheduled an appointment with the speaker on November 15 where he would verify his resignation before it is accepted.

The resignation comes days after MQM-P announced an electoral alliance with defacto Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) which was followed by differences within the party that led to Dr Farooq Sattar’s two-hour long resignation. Abidi was one of the leaders, among many others, unhappy over Sattar’s decisions to merge with PSP.