LAHORE: Former Punjab Minister for Health Dr. Yasmin Rashid on Saturday was appointed as Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President in Central Punjab.
The PTI leader Farrukh Habib shared the details on the social networking site Twitter. He stated that after the approval of the PTI Chairman Imran Khan, the Central General Secretary Asad Umar has issued the notification of Dr. Yasmin Rashid’s appointment as PTI President Central Punjab.
As per the notification, Hammad Azhar has been appointed as General Secretary Central Punjab, Aamir Kiani as President North Punjab, and Senator Aon Abbas Buppi as President South Punjab.
It may be recalled that Rashid was praised in the political circles across the country for her brave and extraordinary role in PTI’s long march toward Islamabad last month.
It is pertinent to mention here that on Friday, Shafqat Mahood announced his resignation as PTI Punjab President and said that due to health issues he was not able to serve the party as provincial president.
However, he said that he would remain part of the party.