PTI Senator Saifullah Abro received relief on Friday as the disqualification reference filed against him was dismissed by the Chairman Senate on technical grounds, sources said. According to sources, the Chairman Senate rejected the reference after finding procedural flaws that rendered it non-maintainable under the law.
Sources said the disqualification reference against Senator Saifullah Abro was not signed by the party head but by the parliamentary leader, which violated a mandatory requirement under the defection clause. Under the relevant constitutional provisions, any reference seeking disqualification on defection grounds must bear the signature of the party head.
It was further stated that the absence of the party head’s signature constituted a fundamental technical defect in the reference. As a result, the Chairman Senate declared the reference inadmissible and dismissed it without proceeding on its merits.
Sources added that due to this technical irregularity, the disqualification proceedings against the PTI senator could not move forward, resulting in immediate relief for Saifullah Abro.
