PML-Q chief suspends Parvez Elahi's membership.

LAHORE -- In a move to assert himself as the head of the PML-Q, Ch Shujat Hussain on Monday suspended the party membership of his cousin Ch Parvez Elahi over the latter's latest statements about a possible merger with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He also served a show-cause notice on Mr Elahi and three other party leaders to explain their position within a week, failing which they would be proceeded against as per party constitution to cancel their Assembly membership. Notices have also been issued to MNAs Moonis Elahi, Hussain Elahi and Senator Kamil Ali Agha. The decision to suspend the party membership of Ch Parvez Elahi was taken after a meeting chaired by Ch Shujat Hussain. It was attended by party's secretary general Tariq Bashir Cheema, PML-Q Senior Vice President Chaudhry Salik and senior leader of the party Chaudhry Shafay Hussain. Ch Shujat took this action after Parvez Elahi publicly admitted that consultations were underway on a possible merger of the PML-Q into the PTI. In the show cause notice issued by party's secretary general Tariq Bashir Cheema, Ch Shujat Hussain said that such a step would be illegal and unconstitutional.'PML-Q, as a political party, has a particular character, vote bank, party discipline, constitution and rules, which were violated in your late-night statements to the media,' the notice read. In the said notice, Ch Shujat has maintained that being the provincial chief of the party, Parvez Elahi had no legal authority to merge the party with other parties. If you want to join another party, you have to leave the party membership', the notice said. 'If the party discipline is violated, the party hierarchy would write a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan for their termination.' 'All members are also directed to respond to show cause notices within the stipulated time,' reads the show-cause notice. Separately, a consultative...

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