20 dissident members of PTI to be disqualified

20 dissident members of PTI to be disqualified

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to get its defiant lawmakers de-seated ahead of votingon the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, the rulingPTI has submitted 20 references with the National Assembly Speaker AsadQaiser under Article 63(a) of the Constitution on Saturday.

As per details, PTI’s Chief Whip Malik Aamir Dogar, on the behalf of theparty chairman handed over 20 references to the NA Speaker Asad Qaiser.

The defiant lawmakers were elected on the PTI’s tickets but later theyjoined the Opposition, read the reference. The defiant lawmakers wereissued show-cause notices but they failed to give satisfactory answers, itadded.

The PTI has requested the NA speaker to initiate the process to de-seat thedefiant lawmaker of the party under Article 63(a) of the constitution.