US EditionPunjab PTI MPAs Face Speaker's Reference
- On June 27 in Lahore, the Speaker of the Punjab Assembly ordered the suspension of 26 PTI opposition members for 15 sittings due to their disruption of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz's speech.
- The suspension followed protests during the June 16 budget session when PTI MPAs disrupted proceedings, damaging eight microphones and climbing on desks, actions deemed disorderly and violative.
- The speaker imposed fines of Rs203,550 each on 10 PTI MPAs, totaling over Rs2 million, for vandalizing assembly property and filed a formal complaint concerning 26 members with the Election Commission of Pakistan.
- Opposition figures Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar, Salman Akram Raja, and Sardar Latif Khosa denounced the suspensions as targeted political oppression, with Raja emphasizing their ongoing stand against authoritarianism within the Punjab Assembly.
- The house decorum ruling emphasized by Speaker Malik warns no member will be allowed to hold the assembly hostage, recognizing protest rights but within constitutional limits, while opposition vows continued protest.
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Punjab PTI MPAs face speaker's reference
Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan has announced that a reference will be sent to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against 26 suspended PTI MPAs over their "disruptive, abusive and violative" conduct during a recent assembly session. The move follows the suspension issued on June 27 under Rule 210(3) of the Rules of Procedure of the provincial legislature of the Punjab, 1997, after the members disrupted Chief Minister Mar…
26 Opposition MPAs Suspended for Disrupting Punjab Assembly Session During CM Maryam’s Presence
The Speaker of the Punjab Assembly suspended 26 opposition lawmakers for 15 days on Saturday after their protest during Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s presence in the House.The opposition MPs had d
26 lawmakers of Imran Khan’s party suspended for disrupting Maryam's speech
Lahore, Jun 28 (PTI) As many as 26 lawmakers of Imran Khan’s party were on Saturday suspended from Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly for disrupting proceedings during Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s speech. Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Ahmad Khan ordered the suspension of 26 opposition members of the Punjab Assembly (MPAs) belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for […]
Punjab Assembly speaker suspends 26 opposition lawmakers over ruckus, rioting on floor
No one will be allowed to take assembly hostage: speaker.He says protests should be in line with the Constitution.Opposition's conduct was beyond all parliamentary reasoning.In a notable move against the disorderly conduct of the...
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