PTI’s Junaid Akbar resigns from PAC Presidency

Islamabad:

Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in the Pakistan Tehreek-In-Insaf’s (PTI) National Assembly of the National Assembly on Wednesday. The decision was made according to the party’s leadership.

In a speech with the media, Akbar said the implementation of the party’s leadership is a collective responsibility for all members. He added that during his tenure as PAC chairman, he secured transparency in public spending and audit reports, and he always kept public interest as the highest priority.

Meanwhile, PTI Secretary Information Sheikh Waqas Akram has also withdrawn from PAC and the Information Committee. “After the instructions from our manager Imran Khan, I submitted my resignation this morning from the Committee on Public Accounts and the Information Committee,” he said at X.

PTI’s headspice in the National Assembly, Malik Amir Dogar, confirmed that PTI members of the standing committees have begun to submit their resignation following the directives of the party’s founder Imran Khan.

He mentioned that the PTI commander had assigned the positions to the party members of the parliamentary committees, and his instructions will be followed in letter and spirit. “PTI’s parliamentary team stands by the decisions of the party leadership and will continue to follow the instructions from the top,” he said.

Formerly, all PTI members Boicated Wednesday’s Session with PAC except PTI senator Mohsin Aziz, who attended the meeting via VideoLink, but left Midway in protest.

During the session, the committee secretary expressed concern about Akbar’s absence and urged members to nominate another chairman. The committee members nominated Naveed Qamar to preside to the meeting, and he took responsibility accordingly.

PTI’s panel member of PAC, Sanaullah Khan Mastichel confirmed that PTI members are set to resign all parliamentary committees.

A day earlier, Imran Khan had instructed the party not to participate in upcoming elections. He also advised the parliamentary members to resign all committees and referred the matter to the party’s political committee for final consultation.

The instructions were forwarded after a meeting in Adiala prison with his sisters, Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan, as well as senior party leaders Barriste Gohar Ali Khan, Salman Akram Raja and Barrister Ali Zafar.

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Later, when he spoke with the media, Aleema said IMRAN repeated his regular opposition to urban polls and urged all PTI legislators to resign parliamentary committees.

In line with instructions from the party’s basic chairman, PTI’s political committee, after extensive considerations at a meeting, unanimously approved the boycott and decided that the party’s lawmakers in the National Assembly would resign.

According to party sources, the meeting was called to map PTI’s election strategy in the wake of the recent disqualifications that have created vacancies for national and provincial assembly. Members were explicitly asked to give their views on whether the party should contest the election.

Insiders revealed that most members advised against participation, referring to the prevailing political climate and compromising conditions for a fair competition.

The proposal to boycott was unanimously approved with senior leaders, including Sanaullah Masti Khel, Barrister Gohar, Sheikh Waqas Akram and Amir Dogar, supporting strongly the move and calls it in accordance with the guidance of Imran Khan.