ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaisar on Saturday resigned from his office amid the tense political situation in the country. Sources said Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri has also resigned.
As per details, both the NA speaker and deputy speaker have resigned from their post rather than holding voting on the no-confidence motion.
Speaking in the session of NA, Asad Qaiser said he was shown the ‘threat letter’ and he cannot hold the voting after seeing the letter.
Asad Qaiser said he is bound to his oath. He announced that he cannot carry as an NA speaker and announced to resign from his post. He also announced that the Panel of Chairman NA, Ayaz Sadiq will preside over the session on the no-confidence motion.
Earlier, the Federal cabinet on Saturday gave the approval to share the ‘threatening letter’ with the important personalities of the country.
