Ijaz Kakakhel Islamabad
Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Omar Ayub called on Tuesday Defense Minister Khawaja Asif’s “personal remarks” about Field Marshal Ayub Khan – Ayub’s grandfather – “unwarranted”.
The PTI leader said, “Ayub Khan is part of history, and it is up to us how we see actions [of history] or what we do with them.”
Ayub further informed NA Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq that the minister criticized his family in a language unsuited to the parliament.
The opposition leader responded that it was a historic fact that martial law was imposed by Iskander Mirza.
Following Ayub’s repeated condemnation of Asif’s remarks, NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq intervened to tell the PTI leader that his speech was going in the “wrong direction”.
At the outset of today’s proceedings, PTI leader Asad Qaiser, ex-NA speaker, denounced Asif’s behaviour towards Sadiq. “I condemn how he addressed you.”
Emphasizing that the role of the NA speaker was “highly respectable”, the PTI leader said Asif should have “shown tolerance” as he has been in the house for years.
