ISLAMABAD: Zain Hussain Qureshi, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNA and son of the party’s jailed Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi, on Saturday resigned from his role as deputy parliamentary leader in the National Assembly.
In a post on his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Saturday, Zain Qureshi said he resigned from the post in reply to a party show-cause notice in the wake of his ‘dubious role’ over the matter of the 26th constitutional amendment.
He added: “I have replied to the show-cause notice sent by the party. “I am resigning from the post of deputy parliamentary leader for free and fair inquiry.”
Zain has been facing allegations of having sided with the government against the party’s stance on the matter of the 26th Constitutional Amendment.
“Based on my belief for a free and transparent inquiry and in recognition of the sentiment of our party supporters, i am resigning from my role as Deputy Parliamentary Leader. I do so until and unless I have the confidence and trust of my party and our Founding Chairman, Imran Khan.
Also in the interest of public transparency for all PTI supporters, I have now replied formally to my show cause notice providing a comprehensive account.
I was, am and will remain faithful to my party, to my leader @ImranKhanPTI and to my father @SMQureshiPTI and all that he stands for.”
Earlier, PTI MNA Zain Qureshi that he chose to go into hiding on advice of his father, Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
In a video statement, Zain revealed that he was ordered to disappear by his father Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
“I could never think of voting for this constitutional amendment,” Zain stated, debunking reports of him supporting the tweaks. He labeled these claims “baseless propaganda.
Zain further explained that his father summoned him to Lahore, where he remains imprisoned in a different case.
According to Zain, his father insisted against approving the constitutional amendment in any case. “Misleading propaganda is being spread against me regarding my support for the constitutional amendment,” he said.
It may be noted here that the PTI issued show-cause notices to members of parliament for allegedly defying the party on the 26th constitutional amendment.
