PTI-backed Ali Muhammad Khan, Adil Bazai resign from NA standing committees

Senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and members of the National Assembly (MNAs) Ali Muhammad Khan and Adil Bazai have resigned from their membership in standing committees of the House, 24NewsHD TV channel reported on Friday.

According to details, Ali Muhammad Khan has formally submitted his resignation to the Speaker’s Office. He stepped down from the Standing Committee on Human Rights and the Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.

Adil Bazai, also tendered his resignations from four standing committees of the National Assembly, including Poverty Alleviation, Overseas Pakistanis, Human Development, and Information Technology & Telecommunication.

Meanwhile, sources confirmed that National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has reached Parliament House to consult the Assembly’s legal team today regarding the wave of resignations submitted by PTI members from various committees.

This development comes a day after 24NewsHD reported that 18 PTI lawmakers resigned from National Assembly standing committees, following the instructions of PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar, who submitted their resignations to the National Assembly Secretariat too.

Sources added that PTI lawmakers had representation in 34 standing committees. Barrister Gohar himself has resigned from four committees, including the Law and Justice Committee, Business Advisory Committee, IT Committee, and Human Rights Committee, where he also served as the convener of the IT sub-committee.

Reporters: Tayyab Saif and Usman Khan