PTI suspends membership of Karachi lawmaker Abdul Shakoor Shad.

KARACHI -- The PTI on Saturday suspended the membership of its lawmaker Abdul Shakoor Shad and issued a show-cause notice to him over his recent remarks and decision to approach Islamabad High Court (IHC).

In the notice, PTI's Sindh chapter told the lawmaker that he had submitted his 'handwritten resignation letter' and also shared it on his Twitter.

The notice also claimed that Shad in his Twitter bio had written that he was a former member of the National Assembly (MNA). It further stated that the Karachi lawmaker had also filed his papers as a covering candidate for PTI Chairman Imran Khan for the NA-246 by-elections.

'Despite strict party instructions to not withdraw your candidature, you (Shad) withdrew your papers after acceptance of the party chairman's papers,' the notice read. It also stated that the lawmaker had approached the Islamabad High Court 'suddenly' and gone against the party policy.

The notice also claimed that Shad had gone to the media and spoken against the party on 'various occasions'.

'This is gross misconduct and in violation of party rules and therefore you (Shad) are required to submit a reply within seven days of this notice stating why your (Shad) party membership should not be cancelled. Till that time your basic party membership...