ISLAMABAD: Five members of the National Assembly (MNAs) were expelled by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday for voting against the party’s position during the 26th Constitutional Amendment’s approval.
The party has terminated the basic membership of MNAs Aurangzeb Khan Khichi (NA-159, Vehari IV), Muhammad Ilyas Chaudhry (NA-62, Gujrat I), Mubarak Zeb, Usman Ali (NA-142, Sahiwal II), and Zahoor Hussain Qureshi (NA-146, Khanewal III), according to a formal notification released by PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan.
Sheikh Waqas Akram, the Central Information Secretary for the PTI, confirmed the disciplinary action by sharing the notice of termination on X.
According to sources, during the National Assembly vote on the 26th Amendment, the legislators were charged with breaking the party’s official policy.