ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan directed National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser to commence the sitting of the lower house on March 21 and take action against “PTI’s possible turncoats”, after the presence of nearly a dozen Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) legislators in the Sindh House became public knowledge on Thursday.

The decision was made in a meeting convened at the PM House, attended by Attorney General of Pakistan Khalid Javed Khan and the NA Speaker.

Meanwhile, PTI leaders claimed that some opposition MNAs were in close contact with the government and ready to lend their support to the treasury benchers.

However, opposition members and some constitutional experts were of the view that after the submission of no-confidence resolution against the prime minister, the speaker in his capacity as custodian of the house should not be taking part in any meetings called by the PM.

In a press conference, PTI leaders called Sindh House “the new Changa Manga” and claimed that money was being used to buy the loyalties of PTI lawmakers.

Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry told media that a decision to summon an NA session would be taken by the speaker, and not the prime minister.