Rehman Malik also appealed all the political parties to forge unity on vital national requirements like defence, national security in larger interest of the country and its people.
Ritchie's legal representative Imran Feroz Malik said that his client had filed a miscellaneous petition to withdraw the case.
Back in May, in a video broadcast live on Facebook, Ritchie had alleged that a senior PPP leader had raped her while two others had 'manhandled' her on a separate occasion.