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PTI Lawmakers Continue to Resign from NA Committees

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PTI lawmakers continued their protest against the disqualification of several party members from the National Assembly and Punjab Assembly after their convictions in cases linked to the May 9, 2023, riots against Imran Khan's arrest. Key PTI figures, including Gohar Ali Khan, Malik Aamir Dogar, Shehryar Afridi, and Sher Afzal Marwat, resigned from various parliamentary committees on Thursday. The resignations were a result of party instructions from Imran Khan, who has been facing opposition and criticism from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

Key Takeaways:

  • PTI lawmakers Gohar Ali Khan, Malik Aamir Dogar, Shehryar Afridi, and Sher Afzal Marwat resigned from various parliamentary committees in protest against the disqualification of PTI members.
  • The resignations were a result of party instructions from PTI founder Imran Khan.
  • The ECP disqualified several PTI members from the National Assembly and Punjab Assembly after their convictions in cases linked to the May 9, 2023, riots against Imran Khan's arrest.
  • The party's Political Committee had endorsed the move to resign from parliamentary committees.
  • Gohar Ali Khan resigned from four committees, including law and justice, human rights, information technology, and the House Business Advisory Committee.
  • Malik Aamir Dogar resigned from standing committees on religious affairs and interfaith harmony, energy (Power Division), and rules of procedure and privileges, as well as the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
  • Shehryar Afridi resigned from the standing committee on interior and parliamentary committee on Kashmir affairs.
  • Sher Afzal Marwat resigned from four NA committees, including the standing committee on internal security, standing committee on information technology, public accounts committee, and parliamentary committee on Kashmir affairs.

Statistics:

  • 4 NA committees: Gohar Ali Khan resigned
  • 5 NA committees: Malik Aamir Dogar resigned
  • 2 NA committees: Shehryar Afridi resigned
  • 4 NA committees: Sher Afzal Marwat resigned
  • 7 PTI lawmakers resigned from NA committees in total

Sources:

  • Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers
  • Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)
  • Gohar Ali Khan, Chief Whip Aamir Dogar, and Sher Afzal Marwat (through X posts)
  • Imran Khan, PTI founder
  • PTI Political Committee
  • National Assembly (NA) Standing Orders and rules.

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