Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader of Central Punjab Aleem Khan on Monday has resigned from all of his businesses before taking oath as provincial minister.

Khan announced today on Twitter stating that he has resigned from the post of director and chief executive from all his existing companies.

“Before taking oath as minister, I have resigned from the directorship and chief executive posts from all companies of my businesses,” the PTI leader wrote on twitter.

Before taking oath as minister, I have resigned from the directorship and chief executive from all companies of my businesses. pic.twitter.com/epyMfH5aH4

— Abdul Aleem Khan (@aleemkhan_pti) August 27, 2018

The ruling PTI government announced yesterday that Khan has been named as the Minister for Local Government in the 23-member Punjab Cabinet

The new Punjab cabinet will take oath at Governor House in Lahore at 5pm today. The oath will be administered by the acting Punjab Governor Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.

Khan served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab and Minister for Information & Technology, Punjab, from 2002 to 2007. He joined PTI in 2012.