Pakistan

Which PTI MNAs have been de-notified?

ECP de-notifies 35 members of National Assembly mostly belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Web Desk
January 17, 2023
(Clockwise) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders Asad Umar, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Fawad Chaudhry, Hammad Azhar, Zartaj Gul, Qasim Suri, Ali Zaidi, Parvez Khattak, and Omar Ayub. — National Assembly of Pakistan website
(Clockwise) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders Asad Umar, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Fawad Chaudhry, Hammad Azhar, Zartaj Gul, Qasim Suri, Ali Zaidi, Parvez Khattak, and Omar Ayub. — National Assembly of Pakistan website

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday de-notified 35 members of the National Assembly mostly belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

The notification came after National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf accepted the resignations of 35 members of the lower house of parliament.

According to a notification issued by the electoral authority, “Consequent upon the acceptance of resignations by the Hon'ble Speaker, National Assembly of Pakistan and in pursuance of the Notification No F.21 (4)/2022- lagis dated 17th January, 2023 of National Assembly of Pakistan, the Election Commission of Pakistan hereby de-notifies the following Members of National Assembly of Pakistan with immediate effect.”

Here’s a list of all those 35 MNAs de-notified by the ECP:

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On July 28, 2022, the speaker also approved 11 resignations of PTI members under Article 64(1) of the Constitution of Pakistan.

According to the notification, the NA speaker accepted the resignations of the following members of the lower house last year:


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