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ISLAMABAD:
Action on the resignation of dissident PTI Senator Saifullah Abro has been halted amid the ongoing debate on the 27th Constitutional Amendment as the Senate President is yet to sign the resignation submitted by the lawmaker.
Despite Abro’s resignation being tabled in Parliament, the Senate Secretariat has not initiated formal proceedings and the President has refrained from verifying or referring the matter for further action.
As a result, a reference under Article 63-A, which deals with disqualification on the grounds of desertion, has also not been sent.
Senator Abro, who had defected from the PTI after voting in favor of the 27th Constitutional Amendment, had earlier submitted his resignation to the upper house.
However, with the president’s approval pending, the resignation remains legally incomplete, leaving his parliamentary status in limbo as the government presses ahead with the 27th Amendment bill.
The PTI also moved to expel the legislator for defying the party’s policy. The party also distanced itself from Senator Abro, who was removed from all communication channels, including the parliamentary party’s WhatsApp group. The party also decided to approach the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to immediately terminate his senatorship.
