ISLAMABAD:The Chief Minister of Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar on Monday tendered his resignation on after the joint Opposition submitted a no-confidence motion against him in the Punjab Assembly.

“Prime Minister Imran Khan has nominated PML-Q’s Chaudhry Pervez Elahi for the slot of CM”, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said. Meanwhile, PML-Q’s leader Moonis Elahi confirmed that the slot of CM has been accepted by Chaudhary Pervaiz Elahi.

On Monday, the joint Opposition had submitted a no-confidence motion against Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar in the Punjab Assembly, citing that they had been dissatisfied with his performance.

A total of 126 lawmakers- including Rana Mashood, Ramzan Siddique, Malik Ahmed and Mian Naseer- from the Opposition parties had signed the no-confidence motion against Buzdar. 119 members had signed the requisition for a session.