The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has challenged an Islamabad High Court (IHC) verdict on the phase-wise or, what the party calls, \u2018piecemeal\u2019 acceptance of resignations of its MNAs.
\nThe IHC last week dismissed the PTI petition on the issue effectively allowing National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to exercise his discretion.
\nThe court ruled that a notification issued following then-Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri\u2019s order was against the constitution.
\nThe IHC also rejected the PTI\u2019s plea to form a larger bench on the issue.
\nIn a petition filed before the Supreme Court of Pakistan, PTI\u2019s Asad Umar has sought annulment of the high court verdict.
\nThe petition said that the PTI MNAs resigned from the National Assembly en mass to seek a fresh mandate from the people and that Suri had duly approved the resignations.
\nIt added that Speaker Ashraf was violating the rule by piecemeal acceptance of the resignations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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