*ISLAMABAD:* The refusal of Punjab Governor Rafique Rajwana and KhyberPakhtunkhwa (KP) Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhaga to step down withoutverification of directives of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supreme leaderNawaz Sharif has led to a new dispute as both the governors have contactedPresident Mamnoon Hussain for confirmation of the directives of NawazSharif asking them to tender resignations from their offices.

The governors were of the opinion that until it was not confirmed thatformer governor of Sindh Muhammad Zubair stepped down at his own will or ondirectives of PML-N supremo, they can’t take any decision in thisconnection.

Sources told *INP* on Saturday that after results of general elections lastweek, Nawaz Sharif through ex-governor of Sindh, Muhammad Zubair, had askedPresident Mamnoon Hussain, Punjab and KP governors to step down.

The former Sindh governor after tendering resignation had also held ameeting with the president and asked him to step down too. He said that itwas the message from former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.

Meanwhile, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and party Quaid Nawaz Sharif atAdiala Jail have also been informed about the situation.

When contacted by *INP*, Muhammad Zubair confirmed the reports saying thathe stepped down after receiving directives from party chief and alsoconveyed his message to the other two governors.