Imran Khan's close aide Asad Umar resigns as PTI's secretary general

Ousted Pakistan PM Imran Khan's suffered another jolt as the head of his economic team and one of his close aides Asad Umar resigned from all party positions, amid the government's crackdown on the opposition over the May 9 violence. Umar said he was not resigning from the party offices “under pressure”. He, however, clarified that he has not left PTI but only resigned from the party positions.