Adviser to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Zia Ullah Khan Bangash resigns

Advisor to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Science & Technology and Information Technology Zia Ullah Khan Bangash has resigned from his portfolio, it emerged on Saturday.

Bangash, who was appointed on December 4, 2020, has submitted his resignation letter to the chief minister, stating that he is resigning from the office due to “unavoidable circumstances”.

“Some unavoidable circumstances in my constituency have forced me to take this step,” he said in a tweet.

“I have a lot of responsibilities, and I want to keep up to expectations of people of my constituency and reserve my entire attention for them,” he added.

Meanwhile, Special Assistant to Chief Minister KP for Higher Education, Archives, Libraries and Information, and Public Relations Kamran Bangash confirmed that Zia Ullah Bangash had tendered his resignation.

“The chief minister will take a decision on his resignation soon,” he added.

Zia Ullah Bangash had previously been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — from May 2013 to May 2018.