Former Pakistan Minister of Human Rights, Shireen Mazari quits party and active politics after her arrest

The Press Trust of India reported that Shireen Mazari, a former minister and close aide of former Prime Minister Imran Khan has quit the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party and condemned the actions of the former prime minister’s supporters who attacked and torched sensitive defence installations across Pakistan on May 9.

Mazari, 72  has been arrested on four occasions in connection with the violence on May 9, announced her resignation and retirement from active politics after she was released from jail. .

She served as the minister for human rights from 2018 to 2022, under Khan’s regime.