PTI says 12 parliamentarians missing before 26th amendment passage
Pakistan
PTI claims 12 party leaders missing ahead of passage of 26th amendment
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Ahead of the passage of the 26th constitutional amendment, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf has claimed that 12 of its party leaders – including 10 MNAs and two Senators – have disappeared.
The party said it had lost contact with 10 members of the National Assembly and two members of the Senate.
In this regard, Omar Ayub confirmed that he has not contacted seven members, while PTI chairman Barrister Gohar has also said that he has not been able to contact two senators.
Sources said Zain Qureshi, Zahoor Qureshi, Aslam Ghaman, Usman Ali, Riaz Fitiana, Muqdad Hussain, Chaudhry Ilyas, Aurangzeb Khichi and Mubarak Zaib Khan have not been in contact with the party
On the other hand, PTI has suffered a setback on the Senate front with two of its senators leaving the party in difficult time.
Party chairman Barrister Gohar confirmed that Senator Faisal Salim and Zarqa Taimur Shahid have sided with the government to vote in the support of the constitutional amendment bill.
