ECP de-notifies 35 more PTI MNAs, raising total to 80.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday de-notified 35 more PTI MNAs after their resignations were accepted by National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf.

Earlier today, Ashraf accepted the resignations three days after making a similar move with 34 PTI lawmakers.

The PTI had resigned en masse from the lower house of parliament following the ouster of PTI chief Imran Khan in April last year.

Subsequently, NA speaker Ashraf accepted only 11 of the resignations, stating that the remaining lawmakers would be summoned individually for verification.

After stalling the process for eight months, Ashraf on Tuesday, accepted the resignations of 34 more PTI MNAs and Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid as the party hinted it would 'test' Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with a confidence vote.

The total number of MNAs whose resignations have been accepted stands at 81 so far.

Today's accepted resignations:

Dr Haider Ali Khan (NA-2)

Saleem Rehman (NA-3)

Sahibzada Sibghatullah (NA-5)

Mehboob Shah (NA-6)

Muhammad Bashir Khan (NA-7)

Junaid Akbar (NA-8)

Sher Akbar Khan (NA-9)

Ali Khan Jadoon (NA-16)

Engr Usman Khan Tarakai (NA-19)

Mujahid Ali (NA-20)

Arbab Amir Ayub (NA-28)

Sher Ali Arbab (NA-30)

Shahid Ahmed (NA-34)

Gul Dad Khan (NA-40)

Sajid Khan (NA-42)

Mohammad Iqbal Khan (NA-44)

Aamer Mehmood Kiani (NA-61)

Syed Faiz ul Hassan (NA-70)

Chaudhry Shoukat Ali Bhab (NA-87)

Umar Aslam Khan (NA-93)

Amjad Ali Khan (NA-96)

Khurram Shahzad (NA-107)

Faizullah (NA-109)

Malik Karamat Ali Khokhar (NA-135)

Syed Fakhar Imam (NA-150)

Zahoor Hussain Qureshi (NA-152)

Ibraheem Khan (NA-158)

Tahir Iqbal (NA-164)

Aurangzeb Khan Khichi (NA-165)

Makhdoom Khusro BakhBar (NA-177)

Abdul Majeed Khan (NA-187)

Andaleeb Abbas (reserved seat)

Asma Qadeer (reserved seat)

Maleeka Ali Bokhari (reserved seat)

Munawara Bibi Baloch (reserved seat)

PTI leaders term speaker's move 'illegal'

Meanwhile speaking to the media outside the Parliament House, senior PTI leaders Asad Qaiser, Fawad Chaudhry, Asad Umar, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, and others claimed that the speaker reneged on his past stance by accepting the resignations of a further 35 lawmakers of the party.

PTI leaders speak to media outside the National Assembly building on Friday. - DawnNewsTV

They reiterated their demand for fresh elections in the country.

Condemning the government's move, Qaiser questioned whether the speaker ensured the implementation of the Supreme Court orders regarding the resignations tendered by...

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