ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: Members of PPP in the Public Accounts Committee have decided not to quit the committee in case its chairman and Leader of Opposition Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan decided to do so.

In a statement issued here on Thursday, PPP MNA Yasmin Rahman, a member of the committee, denied media reports that she and other members of PAC would quit if Chaudhry Nisar resigned from the position.

“The PPP will decide about the course of action in case Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan resigns from the PAC because all PPP members are bound to follow the party line on the issue,” she said.

“As a member of the PPP, I will follow the party decision and there is no question of disregarding it or acting in any manner that is not consistent with the party policy.”

Mr Khan, during a press conference on Sept 14, had said that he had decided to resign from the PAC, adding that an announcement would be made at another press conference soon.

According to Mr Khan, he had decided to leave the PAC in protest against the appointment of Auditor General of Pakistan Akhtar Buland Rana.

Media reports said that Mr Khan had informed PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif about the decision, but he had been asked to stay in office.

Sources told Dawn that induction of more members into PAC from the ruling coalition had perturbed Mr Khan. He feared that he might not be allowed to run proceedings of PAC smoothly in such a situation.

At present, the PAC has 23 members. Of them four members, excluding Mr Khan, belong to the opposition party.