ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on Monday expelled Wajeehuz Zaman Khan, KP MPA, from the party by terminating his basic membership for violating the party discipline during the recent Senate elections.
According to the termination letter, signed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, also the party president, the MPA was found guilty of gross misconduct for having committed an act against the party policy, ethics and discipline.
The letter quoted a news item stating that the MPA had announced to field and support his close relative as an independent candidate for the Senate from KPK. Furthermore, for some personal gains, he also deliberately proposed another non-PML-N candidate and seconded yet another non-PML-N candidate.
"It was surprising for the party that under a false pretext and in sheer disobedience to the PML-N's decision and direction to vote, supported and assisted Senate candidate of the PML-N from KPK," it said.
The act of violation of party discipline and policy constituted an act of gross misconduct, the party president further stated in the letter.
The MPA was also reminded of a show cause notice served on him on February 28, 2015 by party Secretary General for policy violation, adding that the whole Pakistani nation, political parties and the media also condemned such an act committed either by the said MPA or others.
The parliamentarians expressed maturity by out-right rejecting opportunity-seekers proposed or seconded by him for whom he had disregarded all political and democratic norms.
"You tried to discredit the Senate elections, the parliamentarians foiled and thwarted this maligned effort undertaken by you and others," the termination letter maintained.
It also described his reply to show cause notice as carrying no plausible justification or explanation for proposing and supporting the non-PML-N candidate in gross violation of party discipline.
The party president also declared the MPA's resignation as void ab initio saying that it was meant to avoid disciplinary action by the party again showing mala fide intentions and proving his guilty of violating party discipline.