Islamabad (Staff Report/Agencies): The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday suspended the party membership of lawmaker Abdul Shakoor Shad over violating the party policy.
According to the show-cause notice issued by the party’s Sindh chapter, Shad had stated “countless times, both verbally and in writing”, that he had resigned but he “suddenly went against the party policy” and filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC), stating that he had never resigned as an MNA and for speaking against the party. His statement submitted before the IHC contradicts his statements, the notice added. The notice also said that Shad had spoken against the party on “various occasions”.
It directed the MNA to submit his response within seven days, adding that till that time, Shad’s basic party membership was suspended and he ceased to hold any party office or position.
Earlier, Shad approached the IHC claiming that he neither sent his resignation to the speaker nor mentioned his name and date on it.
He said the resignations of 123 PTI MNAs were written by the computer operator of the party head office. However, the members signed the document to maintain the party discipline.
The court on Friday reinstated him as an MNA and set aside the ECP’s de-notification order.
On April 11, PTI lawmakers had resigned after former prime minister Imran Khan was ousted from the top office after the no-confidence motion moved by the joint opposition in the parliament against him succeeded.
