National Assembly Speaker Rejects Resignations, Standing Committees to Continue
Islamabad – The National Assembly Speaker has rejected a move to accept resignations from members of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) and directed that standing committee meetings continue as scheduled, sources confirmed on Friday.
According to the National Assembly Secretariat, despite 52 SIC members submitting resignations, the quorum for committee meetings remains intact. Another 24 members of the party have yet to submit their resignations.
The issue resurfaced after Faisal Amin Gandapur and Aniqah Mehdi submitted their resignations. However, the Secretariat refused to accept photocopied resignations, declaring them invalid. Sources also noted that a government request to accept the resignations was turned down by the Speaker, ensuring uninterrupted parliamentary proceedings.
Earlier reports revealed that 25 SIC lawmakers, including Saleem Rehman, Suhail Sultan, Muhammad Basheer, Muhammad Nawaz Khan, Muhammad Atif, Khawaja Shiraz, Mahmood Zulfiqar Ali, Naseem Ali Shah, Sher Afzal Khan, Usama Ahmed Mela, Ghulam Muhammad, Riaz Fatyana, and Sher Ali Arbab, have not resigned.
PTI Founder Directs Lawmakers to Quit Committees
In a related development, on August 26, 2025, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan instructed party lawmakers to resign from all parliamentary committees. Aleema Khan, his sister, told the media after visiting him at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail that the former prime minister gave this directive to PTI members.
Aleema Khan said that all of Imran Khan’s sisters were able to meet him for the first time in four months. She added that he was in good health, though experiencing some pressure in his eye.
During the meeting, Imran Khan inquired about the arrest of Aleema Khan’s sons, Shershah Khan and Shahrez Khan, who were detained over alleged involvement in the May 9, 2023, attacks on Jinnah House and related incidents of arson and vandalism.
The meeting came shortly after PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja submitted his resignation to Imran Khan, reportedly over disagreements with Aleema Khan. However, after meeting the former prime minister, Raja said his resignation was refused.
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