Sunni Ittehad Council’s bid to paralyse parliamentary committees fails: sources

ISLAMABAD: The Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC’s) attempt to render parliamentary committees dysfunctional through mass resignations has failed, despite following the directives of incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, ARY News reported citing sources

According to sources, the National Assembly Speaker rejected the move and ordered that standing committee meetings be held as per schedule, sources said on Friday.

According to the National Assembly Secretariat, despite resignations from 52 members of the Sunni Ittehad Council, the required quorum for committee meetings remains intact. Another 24 members of the party have not yet submitted resignations.

The matter resurfaced after Faisal Amin Gandapur and Aniqah Mehdi submitted their resignations. However, the Secretariat declined to accept photocopied resignations, ruling them invalid.

Sources further revealed that the Speaker turned down a government request to accept the resignations, ensuring continuity in parliamentary proceedings.

Earlier, sources further revealed that 25 Sunni Ittehad Council MNAs have not stepped down, including Saleem Rehman, Suhail Sultan, Muhammad Basheer, Muhammad Nawaz Khan, Muhammad Atif, Khawaja Shiraz, Mahmood Zulfiqar Ali, Naseem Ali Shah, Sher Afzal Khan, Usama Ahmed Mela, Ghulam Muhammad, Riaz Fatyana, and Sher Ali Arbab.

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Notably, on August 26, 2025, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan directed party lawmakers to resign from all parliamentary committees, his sister, Aleema Khan.

Speaking to the media outside Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail after meeting her brother, Khan said that the former prime minister directed PTI lawmakers to quit all standing committees of the National Assembly.

Aleema Khan maintained that all of Imran Khan’s sisters got to meet him in jail after four months.

About Imran Khan, she said that the PTI founder was in good health, however, he was feeling a bit of pressure on his eye.

According to Aleema Khan, the PTI founder also inquired about the arrest of her sons, Shershah Khan and Shahrez Khan, who were arrested over their alleged involvement in the attacks on Jinnah House and other incidents of arson and vandalism on May 9, 2023.

Her meeting came soon after PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja tendered his resignation to the party founder over alleged disagreement with Aleema Khan.

However, after meeting Khan inside Adiala Jail, Raja said that the former prime minister refused to accept his resignation.