PTI MNA Junaid Akbar said Tuesday that he had delivered his resignation as president of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to the party.
The development occurred after the founding president of PTI, Imran Khan, had ordered Akbar to renounce the position and focus on provincial affairs.
In a video statement issued today, Akbar confirmed that he had delivered his resignation to the president of the PTI, the lawyer Gohar Ali Khan, saying that he easily accepted the decision of the party and Imran.
“Whatever the decision of the party and the decision of Imran Khan, I will not think for a moment and I will accept it easily,” he said.
Akbar said that the position was a responsibility granted by the Party and that he would accept any decision of the founder of PTI, including the delivery of the presidency of the party or the resignation of the Assembly.
PTI’s central information secretary, Sheikh Waqas Akram had confirmed Sunrisethat Akbar would resign as president of PAC. He said that Imran had transmitted the message through his sister Aleem Khan during his last meeting and announced that Akbar would be replaced by Omar Ayub Khan. He said Aleema transmitted the message to Salman Akram Raja after leaving the Adiala prison.
Akbar was elected without opposition as president of the PAC in January of this year. In the same month, he was appointed by Imran as president of PTI’s KP chapter, replacing Prime Minister Ali Amin Gandapur.
The position had been vacant from the general elections of February 2024, which led to the PML-N government to power. The presidency of PAC is generally supported by the opposition leader or its nominee, although there is no legal requirement for this parliamentary tradition.
After the general elections, the PTI held several Us to nominate a candidate for the position of PAC President. Sher Afzal Marwat was initially nominated, followed by the names of Akram and Omar. Finally, Akbar’s name was over for publication.
