After three weeks of unrest across the country over law related to the Khatm-i-Nabuwwat (finality of prophethood) oath, Pakistan’s Law Minister Zahid Hamid tendered his resignation.

Hamid resigned after clashes between police and protesters belonging to religious groups turned deadly, killing at least six and injuring over 100. The resignation came as part of an agreement reached between the government and the protesters overnight.

Hamid submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to bring the country "out of a state of crisis", Radio Pakistan reported. The protesters had staged sit-in in the capital for about three weeks, demanding removal of Hamid for changes in a law alleging the action undermined Islamic beliefs and linked it to blasphemy.