President approves reference against renegade MNAs for lifetime disqualification

Pakistan President Arif Alvi Sunday night approved the summary of a reference against the PTI’s renegade parliamentarians to be filed in the Supreme Court tomorrow (Monday).

The federal cabinet has already approved the summary. The Attorney General of Pakistan will file the reference in the Supreme Court. The PTI seeks lifetime disqualification of the dissident parliamentarians.

According to the 24News HD TV channel, the reference is prepared by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs to determine the legal status of the defecting MNAs of PTI before the day of the vote of no-confidence.

The sources said the reference questions when party members are clearly involved in horse-trading, what is the legal status of their vote if they change loyalties for money.

In the reference, it has also been stated that due to monetary interests, such disaffected members will be disqualified for a lifetime or able to contest elections again?

The sources said the reference will be filed in the Supreme Court under Article 186.

The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs will send the reference to the federal cabinet through circulation and after approval will be sent to the President.

The sources said that SC will also be asked to hear the reference on a daily basis.