Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz has accepted his resignation.
According to sources, Malik Ahmad Khan resigned from his position to take part in the by-elections campaign.
Sources privy to the party said that Malik Ahmad Khan will oversee the PML-N s election campaign in South Punjab.
On May 20, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) de-seated 25 dissident members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Out of these, five seats were reserved. The ECP has notified PTI members on all five reserved seats while there will be by-elections on the rest of the 20 seats.
The ECP said that a by-election to the 20 vacant seats of the provincial assembly will be held on July 17. These seats fell vacant after the ECP de-seated 25 dissident MPAs of the PTI in Punjab for voting in favor of Hamza Sharif against the party policy.
The results of the by-elections will decide the fate of the incumbent Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Hamza Shehbaz as the Supreme Court has ordered a run-off poll for CM Punjab on July 22, five days after the by-polls are held. The magic number required to be the Punjab CM is 186.