PTI resignations can’t be accepted overnight: speaker
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ISLAMABAD: Each Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf member of parliament who has submitted their resignations should expect a letter and a telephone call from National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq.
Talking to Dawn on Friday, the speaker said that their resignations would not be accepted in haste, rather due process would be allowed to take its course.
"I will first write separately to each PTI lawmaker to confirm their intention to resign,” Mr Sadiq said, adding, each MNA would also receive a phone call and would be asked to sign a pro forma declaring their intention to resign. Only then can the resignations be accepted, he said.
"The process will take time, possibly two weeks from the next working day," Mr Sadiq said.The speaker told Dawn that PTI MNAs came to the National Assembly Secretariat after Friday prayers, when he and the secretary were not present.
“However, I spoke to Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the phone and told him to drop the resignations with the NA secretary, who was urgently summoned to the Speaker’s Office specifically for this purpose,” he said.
Published in Dawn, August 23rd , 2014
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Aug 23, 2014 10:36am
Speaker does not understand the term "conflict of interest."
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Aug 23, 2014 11:06am
Well done Mr. Speaker! But do you realize what prompted them to resign? Being custodian of National Assembly you are obliged at least morally if not officially to ask them as to what prompted them to resign and that too at so early stage when just 1/4 term has expired. Needless to mention, you are inducted as PML (N) nominee but nevertheless you cannot ignored non PML (N) MNAs either. Whole nation is watching you Mr. Speaker. Iqbal Hadi Zaidi / Former Diplomat / Kuwait
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Aug 23, 2014 11:13am
I am a PTI supporter. I defend PTI.
However I am strongly against these resignations.
Try to change the system from within as well ,and keep your seats.
Afterall people voted for you to make a change as well, even if there was major rigging.
Be a positive force inside the parliament as well.
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Aug 23, 2014 11:27am
Whatever time it they proved that we will not working under this oligarchy parliament.
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Aug 23, 2014 11:41am
Election Commission of Pakistan is eager to hold by-election and announced to take place by the end October this year.
However, the Speaker is prudent to accept PTI resignations knowing that what little legality left of this Assembly would also vanish.
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Aug 23, 2014 01:06pm
Clever move to gain more time. But the general public is not aware of these ground realities. Can we afford such tactics, I don't think so.
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Aug 23, 2014 02:47pm
Mr. Speaker is expected to work for the benefit of the sovereign parliament & not facilitate any party's cause.
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Aug 23, 2014 03:06pm
There are only four types of political parties in Pakistan. (1) Party in power (2) Party out of power (3) Party always supporting a party in power (4) Party always opposing a party in power. Most of them busy with political statements, slogans and empty promises. You hardly hear about assembly bills for benefiting education, healthcare, electricity, water, old age pension etc. Fat cat politicians have destroyed the life of average Pakistani citizen. Unfortunately many ignorant party members keep supporting the same party leaders, regardless of his shameful character. There are no elections within political party (no democracy, only dictatorship), same Head Honcho or his family members keep running the party as private business and keep making money. No wonder, 5% of people control 95% of wealth in Pakistan. Key Point, as long as there is vast illiteracy, crooks would be elected and democracy would remain pipe dream. Very sad.
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Aug 23, 2014 04:17pm
the speaker himself was elected undemocratically by bogus votes
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Aug 23, 2014 04:38pm
Speakers victory in the national assembly is also disputed by IK.
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Aug 23, 2014 05:12pm
i ask my PTI fellows again what is the logic in resigning from national assembly (mostly from kpk) but not re resign from kpk assembly.
was it a different election commission for kpk ...?
was there a different spreme court chief justice in kpk...?
and why PTI thinks that election in kpk were free and fair..?
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Aug 23, 2014 07:05pm
I thought he was accused of rigging , and he gets to decide on resignations. Am I missing something? Oh now I get it . its happening in Pakistan . silly me.
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Aug 23, 2014 09:03pm
Ayaz Sb. Please accept their resignations and keep the PTI menace out of national assembly and concentrate on good work like Trade Corridor, Other planned motorways, development of Gawadar Port. I assure you if you are not able to do it no one will do it. Jannonies are only interested on derailing the good work started by You.
I URGE AGAIN PL ACCEPT THEIR RESIGNATIONS.
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Aug 23, 2014 10:56pm
What a joke? Resignation could be accepted immediately if the will is there.
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Aug 24, 2014 12:22am
The moment he assumes the speaker-ship of the Assembly, he is supposed to leave party affiliations and become a true neutral umpire of the right and left to conduct proceedings fairly for all the members.
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Aug 24, 2014 02:54am
@raja - toronto
Because they won more seats in KPK, and which will not happen in the future.
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Aug 24, 2014 04:39am
Speaker...what a shame! No one came through fair election and the guy had changed the party as he could not imagined PTI winning. Poor guy
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Aug 24, 2014 06:16am
This man's own election was rigged. Pakistan always amazes me.
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