ISLAMABAD
\nThe Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday \u201cdecided\u201d to cancel the basic party membership of Sher Afzal Marwat for \u201cgross violation\/ breach\u201d of discipline.
\nThe PTI, in a notification, endorsed by PTI Additional Secretary General Firdous Shamim Naqvi, announced this decision, which has been denied by the PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan, terming the notification \u201cfake\u201d.
\n\u201cThe notification regarding cancellation of Sher Afzal Marwat\u2019s membership is fake. It\u2019s not possible,\u201d he said in response to the report, showing that the PTI leadership is divided over the party membership of the maverick politician, who has been warned earlier as well by the party to watch his words.
\nThe PTI notification said Marwat was on notice and was asked to \u201crestrict himself, and his statements to within the limitation as outlined in the letter. A committee was setup to monitor his statements, media appearances and tweets,\u201d it added.
\n\u201cThe committee has come to the conclusion Sher Afzal Marwat has no regards for the rules and discipline of the party and he considers himself above the party regulations, [which] consequentially badly affected the image of the party and party narrative.
\n\u201cOn the basis of findings of the committee and his latest statements and complaints received, the committee has recommended termination of his membership and the same has been approved by the founding chairman lmran Khan,\u201d the notification claimed.
\nIt further said the committee also had stated that if Marwat was an honourable person, he should resign from the National Assembly seat which he won as a nominated PTI candidate and seek re-election.
\nOn the other hand, PTI leader Naeem Panjutha also affirmed the notification regarding cancellation of Marwat\u2019s membership.
\nPTI leader Marwat on May 11 received a show-cause notice for the violation of the party\u2019s code of conduct and policy.
\nMarwat, who remains in the limelight due to his blunt and controversial remarks, landed in hot water after he had claimed that Saudi Arabia was also allegedly involved in the toppling of the Khan-led government in 2022.
\nThe top leadership of the former ruling party not only distanced itself from Marwat\u2019s statement about Riyadh but also served a show-cause notice on the beleaguered senior leader of the PTI.
\nThe show-cause notice, issued by PTI Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan, had said Marwat\u2019s \u201cirresponsible statements harmed the party\u2019s reputation and interests despite being given clear instructions by founding chairman Imran Khan not to violate the party\u2019s known and stated positions\u201d.
\nAccording to the notice, the politico had \u201cdamaged relations\u201d with fellow party members and stakeholders through his actions and words.
\nOn May 9, Ayub had said the PTI expelled Marwat from its core and political committees on the directives of Khan. He had said that the politician was warned time and again against violating the party\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday \u201cdecided\u201d to cancel the basic party membership of Sher Afzal Marwat for \u201cgross violation\/ breach\u201d of discipline. The PTI, in a notification, endorsed by PTI Additional Secretary General Firdous Shamim Naqvi, announced this decision, which has been denied by the PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan, terming the notification […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":288316,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-422686","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n