Lifetime disqualification of dissident PTI MPs: SC bench to hear presidential reference on April 12

Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has fixed April 12 to hear the presidential reference regarding lifetime disqualification deviant PTI MNAs.

A five-member large bench headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial will hear the case on April 12.

President Dr Arif Alvi had filed a reference in the Supreme Court seeking action against the deviant members.

Following the directives of party chairman, the PTI also submitted a reference against 20 deviant members to National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser as they aim to get the dissident party members unseated.