KARACHI: Former Sindh governor Mohammad Zubair announced on Sunday that he is parting ways with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) after months of strained relations, which he described as `irreparable`.

The former governor revealed his decision while speaking to a private news channel and hinted at a new political venture without providing specific details. `I have not yet decided about joining any other political party, but the possibility is there that you would hear about it in the next few days,` he said.

Mr Zubair, who served as the 32nd governor of Sindh from February 2017 to August 2018, said it is `almost impossible` to return to the PML-N fold as his differences with the party `have become too vast`.

Mr Zubair is considered a close aide to PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and was even appointed as his spokesman when the former prime minister was living in exile. However, he started feeling alienated within the party in mid-2023 as the party`s back-to-back decisions made him almost irrelevant, particularly in the context of Sindh, where he was serving as the PML-N president.

The joining of former Federal Investigation Agency chief Bashir Memon to the PML-N just months before the Feb 8 general elections was a significant blow to Mr Zubair`s relationship with the party.

Following the controversial results of the elections, Mr Zubair openly criticised the `flawed electoral process` and the PML-N-led government in the Centre.