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PTI’s en masse resignations suspicious: IHC

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  • PTI MNA Shakoor Shad says he never resigned.
  • IHC directs Shad to continue as lawmaker.
  • Court issues notices to ECP, NA Secretariat.

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) remarked Friday that PTI’s en masse resignations have become suspicious after a lawmaker from the party said he did not resign from his National Assembly seat.

PTI MNA Abdul Shakoor Shad challenged his resignation in the IHC, saying that he had expressed solidarity with the 123 MNAs who had left their seats, but he never resigned.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had de-notified 11 MNAs of the PTI, including Shad after former deputy speaker Qasim Suri sent the resignations of 123 PTI lawmakers.

IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard Shad’s case. The justice directed him to continue working as a lawmaker and also nullified the ECP notification that de-notified him.

Two days after PTI Chairman Imran Khan was ousted as the prime minister — through a no-confidence motion moved by the then-opposition — all PTI MNAs resigned en masse on April 11.

Suri — who was performing his duties as the acting NA speaker after Asad Qaiser resigned as the speaker — had accepted all the resignations on April 15.

However, once Raja Pervez Ashraf was appointed as the speaker, he decided to verify the resignations of all MNAs by interviewing them individually.

The decision was taken after reports that several resignations submitted by the lawmakers were typed and not handwritten — which is against the NA’s rules.

‘Solidarity, not resignation’

Shad’s lawyer told the IHC that his client’s party had taken his signature to show “solidarity” with other lawmakers who had resigned.

“The resignation, however, was typed by a computer operator of the party, which does not include a date and neither does it have an address,” he informed the court.

The lawyer said that Shad was involved in the parliamentary proceedings as well. His attendance records are also present from the month of July, the counsel said.

“So, was he ever called for a confirmation of his resignation?” the IHC inquired, to which the lawyer responded that Shad was asked to come in once, but could not go as he was sick.

“But after that, he did participate in the sittings of the standing committees,” the lawyer added.

Following the arguments, the court directed Shad to continue as a lawmaker. IHC CJ Minallah then issued notices to the ECP and the NA Secretariat, seeking answers from them within two weeks.

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I will resign from office if the new roti pricing cannot be implemented. The Gandapur

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Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa declared on Wednesday that he would see to it that the new roti pricing was enforced throughout the province, threatening to resign from his position if he was unable to accomplish so.

The chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa announced that a second PDM2 test was being carried out while speaking with media outside the court.

“The country is unable to support any such experiments. All eyes were on the PDM-1 outcome. Where is this nation now? Say no more to plunging the nation into darkness “…

“Everyone knows what the caretaker government did with the country?” Speaking from experience, he counseled the authorities to make decisions based on wisdom and caution. Keep the nation in mind.

“Avoid doing any additional experiments, such as the London Plan. Think about the people who are crying because of inflation,” he continued.

We also launched health cards in Punjab, but you completed that project, stated the chief minister of KP. We are going to apply the lower roti rates that we have agreed upon. I will resign as chief minister if I am unable to accomplish this,” he declared resolutely.

Gandapur attacked Maryam Nawaz’s administration and said that it was visible on Tiktok, criticizing the Punjabi government. As long as a deal was made for the general good, he declared, he would not protest.

A court against terrorism in Islamabad heard a case earlier today about violence and ransacking at the Judicial Complex against PTI leaders and others. In the anti-terrorism court, the case was handled by Judge Tahir Abbas Supra.

The pretrial release of Chief Minister Gandapur and several others was prolonged by the anti-terrorism court till April 27.

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PTI will hold a sit-in to demand the release of the party founder.

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Marwat claimed that legal processes and political battle were necessary for the PTI founder’s release from prison.

Regarding the choice to start protests after April 21, the PTI leader stated that both the party and the former prime minister agreed.

If the government tried to use force to stop the party workers from protesting across cities, Marwat claimed that the PTI might start a march towards Islamabad.

According to Marwat, the party was thinking of bringing back a number of its leaders who had declared their intention to leave the PTI after the riots on May 9.

Imran Khan stated that two to three people might be permitted to rejoin the party, even though no criteria has been established for reuniting those who left following the May 9 riots.

The PTI leader went on to say that there is a strong belief that anybody who made a statement criticizing the party shouldn’t be allowed to join it.

Usman Dar stated that his family has suffered greatly and that his name has come up. He also mentioned that Aon Abbas, Maleeka Bokhari, and Ali Nawaz Awan are among those that the PTI believes should be taken back.

The PTI leader spoke on Fawad Chaudhry, saying that although the former party chief has tried to re-join the group, party members are opposed to it.

Former Finance Minister Asad Umar allegedly left the party after receiving a guarantee to be freed from the cipher case, according to Sher Afzal Marwat.

The PTI chief disclosed that he had made an effort to persuade the party hierarchy to reinstate Umar; however, Imran Khan declined.

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NAB clears Nawaz Sharif in the Toshakhana case

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According to specifics, the Accountability Court (AC) received a report from the accountability bureau about the Toshakhana reference.

According to the NAB inquiry report, Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N), did not use a fictitious account to pay the money needed to purchase the car from Toshakhana.

The investigation told the court that although the car was turned over to Toshakhana in 1997, Nawaz did not own it at the time of its 2008 purchase.

Furthermore, in the Toshakhana reference, the accountability court has the power to exonerate former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.

It is important to note that in January 2020, the executive board members authorized three references against former premiers Nawaz Sharif and Yousaf Raza Gillani, as well as former president Asif Ali Zardari, regarding the charges during a meeting presided over by Justice Retd Javed Iqbal, who was then the chairman of the NAB.

In addition, a complaint was brought against Anwar Majeed and Abdul Ghani Majeed for failing to pay the taxes on the high-end cars that were imported through Toshakhana.

According to the reference, the former president paid the tax amounts on the opulent cars that were gifts from the UAE and Libya using fictitious bank accounts rather than giving them to Toshakhana.

According to the report, former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani extended undue favors to the president, and Nawaz Sharif was permitted to give Asif Zardari the cars during his administration.

It is important to note that the Election Commission of Pakistan disqualified the PTI head for making “false statements and incorrect declaration,” which led to the Toshakhana issue becoming a major political sticking point in the country.

According to Articles 167 and 173 of the constitution, the former premier was determined to have engaged in corrupt activities, according to the ruling. “He will be the target of a criminal investigation for making a false statement.”

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