Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:23:49 +0500 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:23:49 +0500 60 Speaker accepts 35 more PTI resignations https://english.aaj.tv/news/30310175/speaker-accepts-35-more-pti-resignations <p><strong>National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf accepted another 35 resignations submitted by PTI members on Friday, bringing the total number of accepted resignations in recent days to 70.</strong></p> <p>The speaker had previously accepted 35 resignations on January 17. He had also accepted 11 resignations in July last year, by-elections for those seats have already been conducted.</p> <p>The latest round of resignations comes after the PTI announced that it would return to the assembly and ask Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to take a vote of confidence.</p> <p>The latest round of accepted resignations includes big party names including Aamir Kayani, Andleeb Abbas, Khusro Bakhtiyar and Maleeka Bokhari.</p> <p>Here is the complete list</p> <ol> <li>Dr. Haider Ali Khan (NA-2)</li> <li>Mr. Saleem Rehman (NA-3)</li> <li>Sahibzada Sibghatullah (NA-5)</li> <li>Mr. Mehboob Shah (NA-6)</li> <li>Mr. Muhammad Bashir Khan (NA-7)</li> <li>Mr. Junaid Akbar (NA-8)</li> <li>Mr. Sher Akbar Khan (NA-9)</li> <li>Mr. Ali Khan Jadoon (NA-16)</li> <li>Engr Usman Khan Tarakai (NA-19)</li> <li>Mr. Mujahid Ali (NA-20)</li> <li>Mr. Arbab Amir Ayub (NA-28)</li> <li>Mr. Sher Ali Arbab (NA-30)</li> <li>Mr. Shahid Ahmed (NA-34)</li> <li>Mr. Gul Dad Khan (NA-40)</li> <li>Mr. Sajid Khan (NA-42)</li> <li>Mr. Mohammad Iqbal Khan (NA-44)</li> <li>Mr. Aamer Mehmood Kiani (NA-61)</li> <li>Syed Faiz ul Hassan (NA-70)</li> <li>Ch. Shoukat Ali Bhab (NA-87)</li> <li>Mr. Umar Aslam Khan (NA-93)</li> <li>Mr. Amjad Ali Khan (NA-96)</li> <li>Mr. Khurram Shahzad (NA-107)</li> <li>Mr. Faizullah (NA-109)</li> <li>Malik Karamat Ali Khokhar (NA-135)</li> <li>Syed Fakhar Imam (NA-150)</li> <li>Mr. Zahoor Hussain Qureshi (NA-152)</li> <li>Mr. Ibraheem Khan (NA-158)</li> <li>Mr. Tahir Iqbal (NA-164)</li> <li>Mr. Aurangzeb Khan Khichi (NA-165)</li> <li>Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar (NA-177)</li> <li>Mr. Abdul Majeed Khan (NA-187)</li> <li>Ms. Andaleeb Abbas (Reserved seat-Women)</li> <li>Ms. Asma Qadeer (Reserved seat-Women)</li> <li>Ms. Maleeka Ali Bokhari (Reserved seat-Women)</li> <li>Ms. Munawara Bibi Baloch (Reserved seat-Women)</li> </ol> <p>The PTI lawmakers had originally resigned en-masse from the assembly after the PTI government was removed through a no-confidence vote. The speaker initially accepted only 11 resignationas and said that all other members would have to appear individually for verification.</p> <p>The 20 dissidents that broke away at the time of change of government continue to be part of the assembly.</p> <h3><a id="accept-all-resignations-fawad-demands" href="#accept-all-resignations-fawad-demands" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"></a>“Accept all resignations,” Fawad demands</h3> <p>Speaking outside the assembly after a PTI meeting at KP House, Fawad Chaudhry demanded that all resignations be accepted ‘immediately’.</p> <p>He said that with resignations in the national assembly and the dissolution of assemblies in KP and Punjab, 64% of Pakistan is currently unrepresented in legislatures.</p> <p>“A government of 36% has no authority to make decisions,” he said.</p> <p>Asad Umar said that they had tried to approach the speaker on Friday but he was absent along with his entire staff.</p> National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf accepted another 35 resignations submitted by PTI members on Friday, bringing the total number of accepted resignations in recent days to 70.

The speaker had previously accepted 35 resignations on January 17. He had also accepted 11 resignations in July last year, by-elections for those seats have already been conducted.

The latest round of resignations comes after the PTI announced that it would return to the assembly and ask Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to take a vote of confidence.

The latest round of accepted resignations includes big party names including Aamir Kayani, Andleeb Abbas, Khusro Bakhtiyar and Maleeka Bokhari.

Here is the complete list

  1. Dr. Haider Ali Khan (NA-2)
  2. Mr. Saleem Rehman (NA-3)
  3. Sahibzada Sibghatullah (NA-5)
  4. Mr. Mehboob Shah (NA-6)
  5. Mr. Muhammad Bashir Khan (NA-7)
  6. Mr. Junaid Akbar (NA-8)
  7. Mr. Sher Akbar Khan (NA-9)
  8. Mr. Ali Khan Jadoon (NA-16)
  9. Engr Usman Khan Tarakai (NA-19)
  10. Mr. Mujahid Ali (NA-20)
  11. Mr. Arbab Amir Ayub (NA-28)
  12. Mr. Sher Ali Arbab (NA-30)
  13. Mr. Shahid Ahmed (NA-34)
  14. Mr. Gul Dad Khan (NA-40)
  15. Mr. Sajid Khan (NA-42)
  16. Mr. Mohammad Iqbal Khan (NA-44)
  17. Mr. Aamer Mehmood Kiani (NA-61)
  18. Syed Faiz ul Hassan (NA-70)
  19. Ch. Shoukat Ali Bhab (NA-87)
  20. Mr. Umar Aslam Khan (NA-93)
  21. Mr. Amjad Ali Khan (NA-96)
  22. Mr. Khurram Shahzad (NA-107)
  23. Mr. Faizullah (NA-109)
  24. Malik Karamat Ali Khokhar (NA-135)
  25. Syed Fakhar Imam (NA-150)
  26. Mr. Zahoor Hussain Qureshi (NA-152)
  27. Mr. Ibraheem Khan (NA-158)
  28. Mr. Tahir Iqbal (NA-164)
  29. Mr. Aurangzeb Khan Khichi (NA-165)
  30. Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar (NA-177)
  31. Mr. Abdul Majeed Khan (NA-187)
  32. Ms. Andaleeb Abbas (Reserved seat-Women)
  33. Ms. Asma Qadeer (Reserved seat-Women)
  34. Ms. Maleeka Ali Bokhari (Reserved seat-Women)
  35. Ms. Munawara Bibi Baloch (Reserved seat-Women)

The PTI lawmakers had originally resigned en-masse from the assembly after the PTI government was removed through a no-confidence vote. The speaker initially accepted only 11 resignationas and said that all other members would have to appear individually for verification.

The 20 dissidents that broke away at the time of change of government continue to be part of the assembly.

“Accept all resignations,” Fawad demands

Speaking outside the assembly after a PTI meeting at KP House, Fawad Chaudhry demanded that all resignations be accepted ‘immediately’.

He said that with resignations in the national assembly and the dissolution of assemblies in KP and Punjab, 64% of Pakistan is currently unrepresented in legislatures.

“A government of 36% has no authority to make decisions,” he said.

Asad Umar said that they had tried to approach the speaker on Friday but he was absent along with his entire staff.

]]> Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/news/30310175 Fri, 20 Jan 2023 14:59:18 +0500 none@none.com (Naveed Akbar) National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf is speaking at the launch of the ‘Summary Paper on Gender Budgeting in Pakistan’ in Islamabad on January 19, 2023. Photo via Twitter/@wpc_pak