Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday initiated strict action againstdissident party members on the directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
As many as 22 dissident party members of the ruling party have come forwardin the National Assembly and decisive action against these members wasconsidered by the party.
Adviser on Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Babar Awan visited the CentralSecretariat of the party and had a special meeting with Member NationalAssembly Amir Mahmood Kayani.
During the meeting, the strategy of issuing notices to dissident members ofthe National Assembly was discussed and the draft of notices of reasons wasfinalized.
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Notices are being issued to the dissident members under Article 63-A of theConstitution of Pakistan. Article 63-A of the Constitution of Pakistanstrictly prohibits members of the Assembly from crossing the floor. Theperpetrator has to wash his hands of his seat in the National Assembly.
The premier has given dissident members the opportunity to clarify theirposition by noon, April 1. If they do so, they would be pardoned.
