The National Assembly on Monday adopted the contempt of court bill amid protest and walkout from the main opposition party PML-N, which also boycotted the session over resumption of NATO...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all....
supplies, DawnNews reported.
The bill will provide a shelter to top government officials against contempt of court proceedings.
The Pakistain Moslem League-Nawaz (PML-N) staged protest against the bill and walked out from the session. Earlier, the party also protested the resumption of NATO supplies before the start of the session.
Moreover, the bill to provide former PM Gilani's actions a cover and the 21st amendment bill on judges' pension were also tabled in the house.
The major opposition parties castigated the government's decision to reopen the NATO supply routes while the PML-N members staged a token walkout from the national assembly session in protest against the government's decision terming it violation of the decisions taken by the parliament and its committee on national security.