Former President Rafiq Tarar submitted his resignation to:

Former President Muhammad Rafiq Tarar submitted his resignation to General Pervez Musharraf. Tarar served as President from 1998 to 2001. Following General Musharraf's military coup in October 1999, Musharraf gradually consolidated power. On June 20, 2001, President Tarar resigned after Musharraf issued the Legal Framework Order, which effectively curtailed the President's powers and paved the way for Musharraf to assume the presidency himself.

• The Chief Justice or Supreme Court are judicial bodies and not the typical recipients of a presidential resignation, especially under such political circumstances.
• The Speaker of the National Assembly heads the legislative body, but the resignation was directly linked to the de facto authority of General Musharraf.