The ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has issued show-cause notices to its 14 members who have dissented from the party on Saturday. The lawmakers have to give an explanation of their alleged defection from the party by March 26.
The notices have been issued to the following MNAs:
Noor Alam Khan (NA-27 Peshawar-I)
Dr Muhammad Afzal Khan Dhandla (NA-98 Bhakkar-II)
Nawab Sher (NA-102 Faisalabad-II)
Raja Riaz Ahmad (NA-110 Faisalabad-X)
Ahmed Hussain Deharr (NA-154 Multan-I)
Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon (NA-159 Multan-VI)
Muhammad Abdul Ghafar Wattoo (NA-166 Bahawalnagar-I)
Makhdom Zada Sayed Basit Ahmad Sultan (NA-185 Muzaffargarh-V)
Aamir Talal Gopang (NA-186 Muzaffargarh-VI)
Khawja Sheraz Mehmood (NA-189 D.G.Khan-I)
Sardar Riaz Mehmood Khan Mazari (NA-195 Rajanpur-III)
Wajiha Qamar (Elected on a reserved seat for women)
Nuzhat Pathan (Elected on a reserved seat for women)
Ramesh Kumar Vankwani (Elected on a reserved seat for non-Muslims)
The move comes as numerous MNAs came out in the public and expressed their anger and dissatisfaction for the Prime Minister.
Many lawmakers from PTI were found to have been staying in Sindh House in Islamabad on Thursday. Speaking with media, they said that they will not vote in the favor of Imran Khan as their differences have grown. They also claimed that no one has given them any money for their defection and that they are staying there out of their own will after the government representatives accused them of horse-trading.
According to the media reports the show-cause notices stated that the interviews which were given to the media had shown that the members will not vote in the favor of the premier in the no-confidence motion and they have an intent to leave the membership of the party.
