Senator Nehal Hashmi takes u-turn on resignation
Hashmi has submitted a written application seeking withdrawal of his resignation.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Taking u-turn on his decision to quit Senate seat after his verbal onslaught against the judiciary and Panama JIT members, Nehal Hashmi, the beleaguered leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has requested Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani not to accept his resignation.
According to details, Hashmi has submitted a written application seeking withdrawal of his resignation. The PML-N leader has adopted stance that he was under severe mental duress at the time of resigning from his seat. He has asserted that he wants to prove himself innocent in contemp of court case.
Hashmi’s move against the decision of party leadership is likely to prevent cases against him. His resignation from Senate came after a video of his emerged in which he was allegedly issuing threatening statements to judiciary and Panamagate JIT.
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Resignation of Nehal Hashmi
However, PML-N distanced itself from Nehal’s outburst and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif sought his resignation.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar while taking suo moto notice of the incident ordered to open a contempt of court case against Hashmi. A hearing of the case was held a day before after which Supreme Court has ordered Nehal Hashmi to submit reply till June 16.
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Police also registered a case against the PML-N leader on Sunday over charges of using threatening language against the judiciary, public servants and disrupting judicial proceedings.
Separately, PML-N senators Raja Zafar-ul-Haq, Pervaiz Rasheed and Chaudhry Tanveer also held a meeting with Senate Chairman and discussed the political situation of the country.
While talking to media, PML-N senator Mushahidullah Khan said that Nehal Hashmi should have stood by his decision. He asserted that parliamentary party supports the decision of leadership.
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