The Speaker of the National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has accepted the resignation of Makhdoom Javed Hashmi. Javed Hashmi was elected as the member of the National Assembly from NA-149 Multan on a PTI ticket. According to sources, Speaker Ayaz Sadiq accepted Hashmi's resignation, which he submitted a couple of days ago after making an emotional speech on the floor of the National Assembly.
The Speaker forwarded the resignation to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for a formal notification in this regard. Following the notification of his resignation, the ECP will further announce a schedule for holding a by-election in NA-149 constituency. Differences between Makhdoom Javed Hashmi and Imran Khan intensified following advancement of marchers towards the Prime Minister's Secretariat in Islamabad.