Overview
- PTI Senate leader Syed Ali Zafar filed a defection declaration on January 1 with Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani seeking Saifullah Abro’s disqualification.
- PTI alleges Abro voted for the 27th Constitutional Amendment on November 10 and during a later sitting despite written directions to oppose it.
- A show-cause notice dated December 2 was issued to Abro, which PTI says was delivered to his Larkana and Islamabad addresses without receiving a reply.
- Abro denies receiving any written instructions or notice and contends the party did not oppose the amendment.
- Abro’s verbal resignation on the Senate floor carries no legal effect without a written submission, and PTI has removed him from its internal communication channels.