The wave of resignations from standing committees by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmakers continues, following the directives of party founder Imran Khan, as eight PTI members have now resigned from their positions in Punjab Assembly committees.
According to Express News, Hafiz Farhat Abbas became the latest to resign on Friday, resigning from the standing committees on environment and home affairs.
In a related development, MP Ahmar Rasheed Bhatti tendered his resignation from several committees of the Punjab Assembly, withdrawing from panels on energy, law enforcement and legislation.
He also resigned from the planning and development, labor and human resources committees, as well as the business ethics and advisory committee. His resignation was submitted to the Office of the President.
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His departure brings the total number of PTI lawmakers who have relinquished their committee positions to eight. Earlier, other PTI members including Sana Karimi, Rana Shehbaz, Owais Wark, Malik Mumtaz Farukh Javed Moon and Sheikh Imtiaz had also resigned from their respective committees.
The resignations follow Imran Khan’s instructions for all PTI lawmakers to withdraw from the standing committees of the Punjab Assembly.
Confirming the directive on Thursday, lawyer Gohar Ali Khan, PTI chairman, said the party currently holds the chairmanship of 14 committees and Khan has issued “clear instructions for collective withdrawal”.
Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly Moeen Riaz Qureshi had also asked PTI members to submit their resignations as per the decision of the party founder.
