The political uncertainty continues in Pakistan after the National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz on Friday accepted the resignations of 35 more Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNAs.
The PTI had resigned from the lower house of parliament after the ouster of PTI chief Imran Khan in April 2022.
According to a press release issued by the National Assembly Secretariat, the resignations were accepted in accordance with clause (1) of Article 64 of the Constitution and rules of procedure and conduct of Business in the NA.
“In accordance with clause (1) of Article 64 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, read with Rule 43 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly of Pakistan 2007, the Hon’ble Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan has been pleased to accept the resignations of the following Members of the National Assembly with effect from April 11, 2022, the date when the letter of respective resignations was submitted,” said the statement.
The resignations had been accepted with effect from 11 April 2022, the date when the letters of respective resignations were submitted, said Radio Pakistan.
Following the approval of the resignations, the summary was sent to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to de-notify the PTI lawmakers.
Here’s the list of PTI lawmakers whose resignations have been accepted:
| S.No | Name | Constituency |
| 01 | Dr Haider Ali Khan | NA-2 |
| 02 | Saleem Rehman | NA-3 |
| 03 | Sahibzada Sibghatullah | NA-5 |
| 04 | Mehboob Shah | NA-6 |
| 05 | Muhammad Bashir Khan | NA-7 |
| 06 | Junaid Akbar | NA-8 |
| 07 | Sher Akbar Khan | NA-9 |
| 08 | Ali Khan Jadoon | NA-16 |
| 09 | Engr Usman Khan Tarakai | NA-19 |
| 10 | Mujahid Ali | NA-20 |
| 11 | Arbab Amir Ayub | NA-28 |
| 12 | Sher Ali Arbab | NA-30 |
| 13 | Shahid Ahmed | NA-34 |
| 14 | Gul Dad Khan | NA-40 |
| 15 | Sajid Khan | NA-42 |
| 16 | Mohammad Iqbal Khan | NA-44 |
| 17 | Aamer Mehmood Kiani | NA-61 |
| 18 | Syed Faiz ul Hassan | NA-70 |
| 19 | Chaudhry Shoukat Ali Bhatti | NA-87 |
| 20 | Umar Aslam Khan | NA-93 |
| 21 | Amjad Ali Khan | NA-96 |
| 22 | Khurram Shahzad | NA-107 |
| 23 | Faizullah | NA-109 |
| 24 | Malik Karamat Ali Khokhar | NA-135 |
| 25 | Syed Fakhar Imam | NA-150 |
| 26 | Zahoor Hussain Qureshi | NA-152 |
| 27 | Ibraheem Khan | NA-158 |
| 28 | Tahir Iqbal | NA-164 |
| 29 | Aurangzeb Khan Khichi | NA-165 |
| 30 | Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar | NA-177 |
| 31 | Abdul Majeed Khan | NA-187 |
| 32 | Andaleeb Abbas | Reserved seat |
| 33 | Asma Qadeer | Reserved seat |
| 34 | Maleeka Ali Bokhari | Reserved seat |
| 35 | Munawara Bibi Baloch | Reserved seat |
Earlier, Ashraf had stalled the process of accepting resignations after July 28 stating the remaining lawmakers would be summoned individually for verification.
However, contrary to his claims he quickened the process by accepting the resignations of 34 PTI MNAs and Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid earlier this week after an eight-month hiatus.
Soon after the PTI announced its return to the assembly and test the PM through a no-trust move, the government so far accepted 70 PTI resignations during the current week only.
Around 131 MNAs of the PTI had tendered their resignations en masse after Imran Khan’s government was ousted through a no-confidence motion in April last year.
By July 28, 2022, the NA speaker had accepted the resignations of only 11 PTI lawmakers.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission of Pakistan has de-notified the PTI lawmakers whose resignations were accepted today.
