ISLAMABAD: Per sources who spoke on Tuesday. Raja Pervez Ashraf, speaker of the National Assembly, has accepted the resignations of 43 more Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lower house members.
Under the condition of anonymity, representatives of the speaker’s office claimed that Ashraf had approved the resignations a few days prior and had given a summary to the Pakistani Election Commission (ECP).
With the approval, the National Assembly is now comprised solely of PTI legislators who are in opposition.