[DAWN] A British parliamentary team has rejected a lobby petition demanding a parliamentary debate on the issue of deportation of former Pak finance minister Ishaq Dar, describing its contents as "libellous".The petition started by an activist from the UK about a month ago has so far gathered around 82,000 signatures.
Under the UK parliamentary system, an individual or a group can highlight an issue of public importance through a lobby petition and get signatures to gather support for the cause. Once the petition gets over 100,000 signatures, the issue involved is debated in the House of Commons, the lower house of British parliament.