Usman Buzdar, the Chief Minister of Punjab (in Pakistan), announced his resignation on Monday, following the Opposition's submission of a no-confidence resolution against him in the Punjab Assembly earlier today.

According to Pakistan's Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib, Prime Minister Imran Khan has nominated PML-Q's Chaudhry Pervez Elahi for the post.

"Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi meets Prime Minister Imran Khan. All issues were settled in the meeting. PML-Q expresses confidence in PM and announces support. Chief Minister Usman Bazdar tenders his resignation to PM. Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to nominate Chaudhry Pervez Elahi as the new Chief Minister of Punjab," Habib wrote on Twitter in Urdu.

Following Bazdar’s resignation, Housing Minister and leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Tariq Bashir Cheema quit the federal cabinet, Pakistan news outlet ARY News reported. “I have tendered my resignation from the cabinet,” Tariq Bashir Cheema was quoted as saying by ARY News. PML-Q is a key ally of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in the Centre and in Punjab.

Following Bazdar’s resignation, the Speaker of the Punjab Assembly in Pakistan and PML-Q leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi met Prime Minister Imran Khan to express his confidence in Khan’s government and announce his support for Imran Khan, facing a trust vote in Pakistan’s parliament.

The Opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) submitted the motion against Buzdar, 52, with the signatures of 127 lawmakers.

The Opposition also filed a requisition for the assembly session for taking up its resolution.

The resolution says Punjab Chief Minister Buzdar has lost the trust of the House.

"Buzdar has violated the Constitution by not running the affairs of the province of 110 million people in accordance with it. He also worked against the spirit of democracy during the last three-and-a-half years," the resolution said.

Talking to reporters after submitting the resolution, PML-N lawmaker Rana Mashhood said that the Opposition will also bring a no-trust motion against National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser and Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani.

"It is a writing on the wall that both Imran Khan and Usman Buzdar cannot survive the no-confidence motions therefore the only honourable exit for them is to resign," he said, adding that the Opposition has more than the required numbers to send the Buzdar government home.

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