PTI Chief Whip in the National Assembly Malik Amir Dogar and party MNA from Hangu Yousuf Khan resigned from all standing committees of the assembly on Thursday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Dogar said that in line with the instructions given by his leader, former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan, he announced his resignation from all standing committees of the House. “I am a true soldier of Imran Khan. And no post matters to me the most than my leader,” he said, and added, “The only purpose of my politics is to advance the mission of my leader, winning freedom for Pakistan and serving the masses.”
PTI MNA Yousuf Khan from Hangu also resigned from all standing committees of the National Assembly (NA).
In a letter addressed to NA Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, the MNA wrote that on the instructions of his leader, he was resigning from two committees namely Planning and Development and Inter-provincial Coordination.
A couple of days ago, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had announced that it would resign from standing committees and boycott the by-elections, barring the one to be held in NA-129.
First, Faisal Amin, brother of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, tendered his resignation from the Committee of Economic Affairs, Food Security, and Parliamentary Task Force.
A statement issued by the PTI stated the political committee thanked PTI founder Imran Khan for reposing his confidence in it.
The statement announced that the party will take part in the by-election to be held in the NA-129; the seat that had been left vacant following the demise of PTI stalwart Mian Azhar.
NA sectt received only two resignations
Meanwhile, National Assembly Secretariat have received no other resignation except from Faisal Amin and Ali Asghar, sources confided to 24News TV channel.
Junaid Akbar, Amir Dogar, Sanaullah Khan Masti and others had announced their resignations but the NA Secretariat has not yet received them.
No resignation becomes effective until it is received by the NA Secretariat, the sources added.
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