NA speaker to pen another letter to PTI MNAs for resignations' verification
Pakistan
NA speaker to pen another letter to PTI MNAs for resignations' verification
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Thursday penned another letter to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) MNAs for verification of the resignations which they had tendered in protest of Imran Khan’s ouster as prime minister through no-trust motion.
The letter stated that the PTI MNAshad been summoned by the secretariat on May 30 and had been given time from June 6 to 10 to verify their resignation in person but they did not responded.
“The speaker shall once again invite the legislators concerned to appear in person according to the sub-rule 2(b) of the Rule 43,” it added.
It further stated that “the relevant sub-rule states that if “the speaker receives the letter of resignation by any other means and he, after such inquiry as he thinks fit, either himself or through the National Assembly Secretariat or through any other agency, is satisfied that the resignation is voluntary and genuine, the speaker shall inform the assembly of the resignation.”
Earlier on July 28, NA speaker accepted resignations of 11 PTI MNAs. The Speaker accepted the resignation by exercising the powers conferred under Clause (1) of Article 64 of the Constitution of Pakistan.
Those whose resignations were accepted include Shireen Mazari, Ali Muhammad Khan, Fazl Muhammad Khan, Shaukat Khan, Fakhar Zaman Khan, Farrukh Habib, Ijaz Shah, Akram Cheema, Jamil Ahmad Khan, Shandana Gulzar and Abdul Shakoor Shaad.
