Arrest of PTI MNAs: NA speaker summons IG Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly (NA) Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq taking notice of the arrest of PTI lawmakers from the Parliament House has summoned IG Islamabad besides ordering the CCTV footage of the incident.

Speaking during the National Assembly proceedings on Tuesday, Speaker Ayaz Sadiq said “They have to take action on whatever had happened last night in the Parliament. I have summoned CCTV footage from all the gates of the parliament.”

The Speaker announced that action would be taken regarding the incident from the previous night. He noted that this was the third time the Parliament was attacked.

He emphasised that the incident could not be ignored and has requested all footage of the event.

He stated that the matter would be taken seriously and appropriate action would be taken after reviewing the facts and footage. 

He also summoned IG Islamabad, DIG and SSP operations to the parliament immediately adding that attack on Parliament would not be tolerated and a complete enquiry would be held into the incident.

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There were heated arguments and barbs exchanged between the treasury and opposition legislators on the floor of the National Assembly following the arrest of PTI MNAs from Islamabad, including from the parliament premises Monday night.

Speaking on the floor of the lower house, PTI’s Ali Muhammad Khan, who appeared emotionally charged, blasted the arrests of his fellow party leaders, saying “Today, I am making a case on democracy. Last night, what happened to democracy and to this parliament? We are not in Israel, we are in Pakistan.”

Addressing NA speaker Ayaz Sadiq, Ali Khan said: “Your colleagues Sahibzada Hamid Raza, Shafqat Awan, Amir Dogar, Sheikh Waqar Akram and Maulana Naseem were seeking shelter in this parliament last night but were taken away. Maulana Naseem was picked up from a mosque. While what had happened on May 9 was wrong, what had happened last night was May 9 for Pakistan’s democracy.”