The Pakistani government says a senior Cabinet Minister has resigned from his post after claiming in an interview that the country’s former spy master Zaheerul Islam wanted to overthrow Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif through violent rallies in Islamabad last year.
Pakistan Minister of Information Pervez Rashid says Mushahidullah Khan submitted his resignation on Saturday. It was not clear whether Mr. Sharif would accept Mr. Khan’s resignation.
Mr. Khan is a senior leader of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-N party.
The military denied Mr. Mushahidullah Khan’s claim and Sharif’s government said it was not aware of any such conspiracy.
