A Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf lawmaker on Monday submitted a resolution in the Punjab Assembly, condemning PML-N leader and former National Assembly speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq’s controversial statement on the release of Indian pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman and demanded his disqualification.
The resolution was submitted to the Punjab Assembly secretariat.
PTI MPA Musarat Jamshed Cheema submitted the resolution that alleges Ayaz Sadiq made the statement to please former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and India. Not only did he go against the country’s Constitution but also distorted history by issuing remarks against Pakistan Army, it states.
The lawmaker demanded that a reference seeking disqualification of Ayaz Sadiq as a member of Parliament be prepared. She also called for action against the people on whose behest he gave the statement.
Last week, Pakistan Army had strongly reacted to the statement of the PML-N leader. DG ISPR Maj-Gen Babar Iftikhar told a press conference that the Indian pilot captured after Indian defeat on February 27, 2019, was released as per the requirement of the Geneva Convention.
“Such a narrative can harm national security at a time when the country is facing a hybrid war,” he warned.
It is to be noted that a citizen filed an application with Lahore’s Civil Lines Police on Friday seeking registration of a first information report (FIR) against PML-N leader Ayaz Sadiq over his statement on Indian pilot Abhinandan’s release.
Furqan Ahmed submitted the application for registration of a case against the former National Assembly speaker for issuing controversial remarks on the release of captured Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman in March last year.
The police said the application has been referred to law experts for legal opinion on the matter.
Sharifs get sick in jail and recover in London
Punjab Information Minister Fayyazul Hassan Chohan on Monday said that Sharif family’s health is deteriorating with expedition in the process of accountability.
The provincial minister said that Sharif family gets sick in jail and recovers in London. The actual reason behind their every disease is long separation from power, Chohan said.
He said, “Meem League has decided to part ways with Shehbaz Sharif and family and their unity is just to receive public sympathy. Those who were loyal to Sharif family have now turned approvers.”
The information minister clarified that the provincial government will provide all medical facilities to Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shahbaz in jail like other inmates.
Meanwhile, Punjab Minister for Industries and Trade Mian Aslam Iqbal on Monday has recovered from the novel Coronavirus.
“Thanks to Allah, I have been recovered from the coronavirus”, Mian Aslam Iqbal said in a statement.
The minister vowed not to leave masses alone in the present situation. It is worthwhile to mention here that on October 15, Mian Aslam Iqbal was tested positive for the Coronavirus,
The minister took a Covid-19 test after he felt unwell. The result of his test came back positive, after which he put himself in quarantine at his home.
On the other hand, as many as 1,123 fresh cases of the coronavirus emerged across the country during the last 24 hours, pushing the national tally of cases to 335,093.
