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ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser has declared the resignations of two Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) lawmakers ‘fake’ after the parliamentarians failed to verify them.
Speaker Asad Qaiser chaired a meeting with legal experts and sought their advice on the matter. Murtaza Javed and Dr Mohammad Sajjad Awan submitted their resignations on December 14 following the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) decision to resign from the Parliament.
However, the lawmakers did not verify their resignations and termed them fake. “Since the resignations could not be authenticated, they have been dismissed and no further action is required,” said a statement issued by the House.
The PPP, PML-N, and JUI-F along with other opposition parties instructed their MNAs and MPAs to resign as part of their countrywide protest against the PTI government. The PDM has also demanded Prime Minister Imran Khan resign by January 31 or face intensified protests including a long march.