PTI’s Saifullah Abro quits Senate after defying party line on 27th Amendment vote

“I came here to vote for Asim Munir, not for anyone else,” says the opposition lawmaker

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Senator Saifullah Abro on Monday resigned from the House after voting in favour of the 27th Constitutional Amendment exclusively for Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and the Pakistan Army.

“If anyone is mistaken, let me say that I came here to vote for Asim Munir, not for anyone else,” he said on the floor of the Upper House of the Parliament.

Apart from the treasury members, the Awami National Party (ANP), PTI-backed Abro, and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl’s (JUI-F) Ahmed Khan were among the senators who voted in favour of the amendment. Concluding his speech, Abro announced his resignation from his Senate membership, citing his potential disqualification for defying the party policy on the amendment. He also criticised his party colleagues for their lack of support during a “difficult” personal time. Staff Report