NA speaker dismisses unverified PML-N MNAs resignations
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PML-N lawmakers did not verify resignations
As per law, NA speaker Asad Qaiser terms the resignations fake
ISLAMABAD: The resignations submitted by two PML-N lawmakers have been declared fake by National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser after the parliamentarians failed to verify them.
Murtaza Javed and Dr Mohammad Sajjad Awan had submitted their resignations on December 14 following the Pakistan Democratic Movement s (PDM) decision to resign from the Parliament in lieu of their anti-government protests.
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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.
Accord on pursuing more talks on APTTCA
Islamabad, Kabul concludes discussion on transit trade
ISLAMABAD:
A three-day meeting of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Coordination Authority (APTTCA) concluded on Thursday, with both the sides agreeing to pursue talks aimed at renewing the bilateral transit trade agreement, according to an official statement issued here on Thursday.
A joint statement issued at the end of the meeting, said that both sides held constructive talks for the renewal of the Pakistan-Afghanistan Transit Trade Agreement and a bilateral preferential trade agreement.
According to the statement, the two sides reviewed the proposed draft agreement in detail. “The parties agreed to continue talks to renew the agreement,” it said, adding that the date and the venue of the next meeting would be decided by consensus.
Safdar s arrest, leave applications and an army probe
While cases against opposition politicians have riled up their leadership, it was the arrest of PML-N leader retired Captain Mohammad Safdar, who is also the husband of Maryam Nawaz, in Karachi that became a tipping point.
In October, Safdar was arrested for by police from the hotel he was staying in a day after a massive PDM public gathering was held in Karachi, which was addressed by PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz among other leaders.
Hours before the gathering, Safdar and Maryam along with their supporters visited Jinnah s mausoleum where the former raised political slogans. The act was criticised by PTI supporters as well as some government officials, who deemed it as disrespectful. It was because of this that a case was registered against Safdar which later resulted in his arrest from the hotel a day later.
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Two PML-N MNAs called on National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Wednesday and distanced themselves from their resignations forwarded to him.
The speaker s office had received resignations of MNAs Sajjad Awan and Murtaza Javed Abbasi. The two lawmakers earlier described it as a conspiracy .
They said they had submitted their resignations to the party leadership and did not know how they reached the speaker s office.