His resignation comes after he received a show-cause notice from the party for showing 'indiscipline' during the passage of the 26th constitutional amendment. Qureshi stated that he stepped down to facilitate an impartial inquiry.
Twelve lawmakers, including two senators and ten members of the National Assembly (MNAs), have reportedly lost contact with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday ahead of the voting for constitutional amendments, as per ARY News, citing sources.
Strict security measures have been implemented for today's session of Pakistan's National Assembly, prohibiting guest entry and limiting access to media representatives with full-session press gallery cards. The session's agenda excludes the controversial 26th Constitutional Amendment, amid
PTI has been protesting against the controversial 26th amendment which the Sharif government is eager to present in the National Assembly of Pakistan as it allegedly undermines the powers of the judiciary in the country.
Pak opposition lawmakers accused Shehbaz Sharif-led govt of using coercive tactics to get constitutional amendments approved. They raised concerns over the harassment and disappearance of their colleagues during separate sessions of the National Assembly and the Senate.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has extended an invitation to lawmakers from all coalition parties for a lunch meeting today, ahead of the National Assembly session where the 26th constitutional amendment is expected to be presented, according to a report by ARY News.
JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari announced the agreement between the two parties on constitutional amendments while addressing a joint press conference in Karachi.
Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), met with Numan Kurtulmus, President of the Grand National Assembly of the Republic of Turkiye, on the sidelines of the participation of the UAE parliamentary delegation in the 149th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) i
Asad Qaiser, the former speaker of the National Assembly, asserted that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members had been promised PKR 112 million in exchange for constitutional modifications, speculating that the government is likely to collapse by December this year, according to ARY New
Pyongyang possesses around 70 kilograms of plutonium and a significant amount of highly enriched uranium (HEU), which is sufficient to build a two-digit number of nuclear weapons as per the Soyuth Korean spy agency's report to lawmakers.