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LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) Wednesday faced another setback after its three sitting members in the Punjab Assembly resigned from the provincial assembly and party as well.

The move came a day after PPP-P Parliament Zafar Iqbal Wariach Tuesday stormed out from the National Assembly session after tendering resignation from the NA seat and party.

Wariach before leaving the 342-member Lower House of Parliament said he was quitting the Assembly and party because, what he viewed as; 'of PPPP top brass’ lacklustre policies to resolve the problems facing the masses'.

The quitting MPAs

Those who tendered resignations on Wednesday included Dr Muhammad Afzal (PP-276), Chaudhry Shoaib Karim (PP-276) and Sardar Khalid Mehmood (PP 269).

They announced their move at a press conference, which was also attended by Zafar Iqbal Wariach, who seeds the tree of revolt in exiled former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s party.

They handed over their resignations to District Nazim Bhawalpur Chaudhry Tariq Bashir, who will transfer the same to Speaker Punjab Assembly.

Benazir Reax

Benazir Bhutto has already accused the establishment of, what she vowed as; 'being behind the rebellion in her party'.

Besides, 6 members of local assembly of Bhawalpur including district Nazim also decided to quit the PPP-P indicating deepening crises in the party, which ruled the country thrice.

Waraich's Resignation Accepted

'Pakistan Times' Federal Bureau adds: Speaker National Assembly Chaudary Amir Hussain on Wednesday said that resignation of Chaudary Zafar Iqbal Waraich as Member National Assembly has been accepted.

The Speaker informed the House that after necessary procedures the resignation tendered by the assembly member has been accepted thus the National Assembly seat NA-196 has fallen vacant.

Chaudary Zafar Iqbal from Rahim Yar Khan was elected to the seat on PPPP ticket during the 2002 general elections. He has tendered his resignation in
protest against, what he called the untoward behavior of the party leadership
towards the party members and workers at the grassroots level.

'Ch. Zafar has set an unique example by stepping down from his seat in the
Assembly to register his protest against the Party leadership', view the pro-government circles.