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Membership of two PTI-backed MNAs suspended for using 'abusive language'
[GEO.TV] Taking action against two politicians over "unparliamentary gestures," National Assembly (NA) Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Friday suspended membership of two Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations.... (PTI) backed Sunni Ittehad Council ...an Islamist(aren't they all in Pakistain?) political party which claims to represent the Barelvi school of Sunni Islam. Member parties of the Sunni Ittehad Council includes the Aalmi Tanzeem Ahle Sunnat of Pir Afzal Qadri (of Gujrat) and Jamiat Ulema e Pakistan - Sawad e Azam of Sayyid Mahfooz Shah Sahib Mashadi... (SIC) politicians Jamshed Ahmad Khan Dasti and Muhammad Iqbal Khan for the current session for using abusive language during the President Asif Ali Ten PercentZardari  ...former president of Pakistain, husband of the late Benazir Bhutto, who has been singularly lacking in curiosity about who done her in...’s address. Yesterday, the PTI-SIC politicians staged a strong protest and created a ruckus during the maiden joint sitting of parliament yesterday after the February 8 nationwide elections which was addressed by President Zardari in which he stressed the need for political reconciliation. Today, the lower house of parliament adopted a motion introduced by the NA speaker regarding suspending the two members. The motion, which was read by Speaker Sadiq, stated that both MNAs used "abusive language" and approached the dais of the speaker in a "threatening manner", which was an "unacceptable" action. Posted by: Fred 2024-04-20 |
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