Imran Khan, founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has agreed to reconsider the expulsion of Sher Afzal Marwat from the party.
Following PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan requested a review during a recent meeting. “In today’s meeting, I asked Imran Khan to review the decision, and he agreed to reevaluate the request within a week,” Barrister Gohar stated.
Previously, PTI had issued a notification, signed by Additional Secretary General Firdous Shamim Naqvi, suspending Marwat’s membership. However, Barrister Gohar Ali Khan disputed this notification, labelling it “fake.”
The PTI leadership has disagreed over suspending Marwat’s basic party membership. Barrister Gohar responded to the disputed notification by saying, “The notification regarding the cancellation of Sher Afzal Marwat’s membership is fake. It’s not possible.”
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The notification also accused Marwat of having no regard for the party’s rules and discipline, claiming that his actions had significantly damaged the party’s image and narrative. “Based on the committee’s findings and his latest statements and complaints received, the committee recommended terminating his membership, approved by founding chairman Imran Khan,” the notification read.
Furthermore, the committee suggested that if Marwat were honourable, he should resign from his National Assembly seat, which he won as a PTI nominee, and seek re-election.
It’s important to note that on May 11, Marwat received a show-cause notice for violating the party’s code of conduct and policy. This notice, issued by PTI Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan, required Marwat to explain his statements within three days, as they were deemed damaging to the party’s reputation.
