ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri on Thursday accepted resignations of 123 members of the National Assembly of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday.
In a tweet, Qasim Suri said the resignations were received by him as the acting speaker of the NA and he had accepted those under the rules and regulations of the assembly.
Meanwhile, secretary NA issued a notification regarding acceptance of the resignations.
بطور قائم مقام اسپیکر قومی اسمبلی مجھے موصو ل ہونے والے پاکستان تحریک انصاف کے 123 اراکین قومی اسمبلی کے استعفوں کو رولز اور ضابطے کے تحت منظور کرلیا گیا ہے۔ pic.twitter.com/Yt1NASuUwp
— Qasim Khan Suri (@QasimKhanSuri) April 14, 2022
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In an order signed by Qasim Suri, he said he had received resignations of 125 PTI MNAs on April 11. After perusing the resignations, he reached the conclusion that all of the resignations except of Prince Muhammad Nawaz Allai, NA-12, and Jawwad Hussain, NA-47, were given voluntarily and were genuine.
“Hence, in the light of Rule 43 of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007, I accept these 123 resignations and order to notify the same in the Gazette,” he wrote.
پاکستان تحریک انصاف کے 123 اراکین اسمبلی کے استعفے قومی اسمبلی کے قائمہ مقام اسپیکر قاسم سوری نے منظور کر لئے ہے۔ اور قومی اسمبلی سیکریٹریٹ نے باقائدہ نوٹیفیکیشن جاری کردیا ہے#امپورٹڈ_حکومت_نامنظور
استعفوں کی منظوری کے باعث ملک میں عام انتخابات ناگزیر ہوچکے ہے pic.twitter.com/scmvf2lXg9— Farrukh Habib (@FarrukhHabibISF) April 14, 2022
On April 11, former prime minister Imran Khan and PTI lawmakers had resigned from the National Assembly ahead of the election for leader of the house.
The decision to resign from the assembly was taken at the party’s parliamentary meeting under the chairmanship of Imran Khan on April 11. The party had decided to focus on public agitation against the incoming federal government.
