NA Speaker orders immediate release of arrested PTI MNAs

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly (NA) Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has ordered release of all PTI lawmakers arrested from Parliament premises on Monday night, saying all MNAs are his colleagues and “insulting any of them is intolerable”.

The speaker issued the orders during a meeting with Islamabad IGP Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi at his chamber in the National Assembly on Tuesday, said a National Assembly spokesman.

The IGP assured the NA speaker of action. “Sir, I will look into it personally and will report back to you,” he added.

Ayad Sadiq told the top cop that no member of the parliament can be arrested from the Parliament House or its lodges.

Arrest of PTI MNAs: NA speaker summons IG Islamabad

On Monday top leaders of PTI were arrested by police on Monday night from outside Parliament House following a National Assembly session.

The Capital police arrested top leaders PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar, Sher Afzal Marwat, and Shoaib Shaheen were arrested. MNAs Zain Qureshi and Sheikh Waqas Akram from inside the Parliament House.

Additionally, police detained Owais Ahmed Chatha, Syed Shah Ahmed, Sunni Ittehad Council’s Sahibzada Hamid Raza, Yousaf Khan, Maulana Naseem Shah, and Ahmed Shah Khattak.