Islamabad: Imran Khan, founder of Pakistan Teherek-e-Insaf (PTI), has ordered the expulsion of party members who were not present during the vote to amend the 26th Constitution, except for Zain Qureshi.
Imran Khan ordered the senior leaders to issue a formal notice to expel absent PTI members during the vote except for Zain Qureshi. He made it clear that those who were not present in the important constitutional amendment form have no place in PTI.
The PTI founders also sent a message to senior party leaders and called for action against members who were absent without delay. The party founded in Imran Khan began issuing show cause notices to those who did not participate during the vote.
Zarqa Suharwardy, Sen. Faisal Saleem and Zain Qureshi were one of the MPs who were not present during the revised vote day, reporting citing PTI sources. PTI has already issued show cause notices to Aslam Grumman, Mikdal Ali Khan, Rias Fatiyana, Zain Qureshi and Auranzeb Kachi.
Additionally, party leadership reportedly failed to contact PTI-backed lawmakers Zahoor Qureshi, Usman Ali and Mubarak Zaib on the day of the vote. Given these developments, the founders of PTI ordered a notice of expulsion of all absent lawmakers, the Express Tribune reported.
Earlier this week, opposing leaders in Pakistan’s National Assembly said Pakistan Teherek-e-Insaf (PTI) will raise concerns about the 26th constitutional amendment regarding the 2024 general election and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mandate. Ta. The Express Tribune reported.
Ayub said, “We will present the entire issue of elections before the IMF mandate.” He said it “emphasizes the issues raised by the 26th revision.” PTI leader Omar Ayub made his remarks as six IMF delegations arrived at the Supreme Court of Pakistan and held a meeting with Prime Minister Yahya Afridi.
At the beginning of October, Imran Khan said those who voted in favor of the controversial 26th Constitution Amendment Bill “betrayed” the nation. His remarks came after the National Assembly and the Senate passed the bill with a two-thirds majority. Under that, the term of Pakistan’s Supreme Court justice has been set for three years, Alli News reported.
During the interaction between the reporter and his lawyer in a makeshift court in Rawalpindi’s Adiara prison, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan argued that he was worse than the prison animals.
“I would like to clearly state that those who voted in favor of amending the 26th Constitution have betrayed Pakistan by destroying the foundations of our constitution,” Imran Khan said at the Adiara prison in the X post. It was quoted as saying.
Khan said he stands firmly in Pakistan’s “true freedom” despite his attempts to break the mind through “torture.”
He said, “I was trapped in a cage and tortured, worse than the animals. This was a very despicable act. The electricity in my cells was turned off for five days and it became total darkness. I was trapped in cells. Although I was blocked from visiting by a family member, doctor or lawyer for 10 days, I want to build true freedom in Pakistonation.
Under constitutional amendments, the term of office for Pakistan’s Supreme Court justice is set at three years. A 12-member parliamentary committee will nominate Pakistan’s new Supreme Court justice from a panel of three most senior judges, Ary News reported.
According to the report, the committee will consist of eight members of the Parliament and four members of the Senate, and will propose names to the Prime Minister, who will forward it to the President for final approval.
The Pakistan Judicial Committee, led by the Supreme Court, includes three senior judges, two members of the National Assembly and Senate, respectively, the Minister of Justice of Pakistan, the Attorney General and candidates for the Pakistan Lawyer Council. He is responsible for the appointment of Supreme Court judges rather than his 15 years of practice in the court.
