ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader (PTI) and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly, Omar Ayub, has resigned from the membership of the Judicial Commission.
According to a report by a private TV channel, Omar Ayub has sent his resignation to the Speaker of the National Assembly and has also nominated Chairman PTI Barrister Gohar as a member of the Judicial Commission in his place.
Omar Ayub stated that he decided to resign from the Judicial Commission due to the cases registered against him.
According to Omar Ayub, the current legal challenges are an obstacle to effective performance in the Judicial Commission. “It is in the interest of the institution that I nominate someone else in my place who can devote all their attention to this important role,” he said.
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Omar Ayub has requested the Speaker of the National Assembly to accept his resignation promptly and nominate Barrister Gohar as a member of the Judicial Commission.
On the other hand, sources report that Imran Khan has changed the party’s representatives in the Judicial Commission.
According to sources, Ali Zafar will permanently represent the party in the Judicial Commission meetings in place of Shibli Faraz from the Senate. Sources also stated that Barrister Goharia Latif Khosa will represent one of the parties in place of Omar Ayub.
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Sources added that Omar Ayub and Shibli Faraz have multiple cases against them, leading to their replacement. After securing bail in these cases, Omar Ayub is expected to resume his role as the party’s representative in the Judicial Commission.
It should be noted that following the 26th Constitutional Amendment, the opposition had included Omar Ayub, the Leader of the Opposition from the National Assembly, and Shibli Faraz, the Leader of the Opposition from the Senate, in the Judicial Commission.
