MEMBERS of the National Assembly holding a protest in the House on Friday. Tanveer Shahzad / White Star
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly session was prorogued on Friday soon after its commencement when the opposition and some treasury members, in a rare show of unity, staged a joint demonstration in front of the speaker’s dais demanding the eviction of the French ambassador from Pakistan for blasphemy.
The NA Secretariat later announced that the parliament house would remain closed for five days from April 26 till 30 and all administrative and legislative activities will remain suspended “in view of increasing cases of deadly coronavirus during its prevailing third wave”.
NA session adjourned without debate on expulsion of French ambassador
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NA abruptly prorogued after Opposition protest
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April 24, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly session was prorogued abruptly on Friday without passing or debating a resolution on the expulsion of the ambassador of France over the publication of blasphemous caricatures in a French magazine.
The opposition members registered protest, gathering in front of the speaker’s dais after their leaders were not given the floor to speak on the points of order. Amid strong sloganeering from the opposition members, Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri prorogued the session within 15 minutes of proceedings.
Opposition leaders Ahsan Iqbal and Raja Parvaiz Ashraf wanted to speak on the points of order on the exclusion of a resolution on the sanctity of the holy prophet (SAW). Opposition members including Naveed Amir Jeeva, Afzal Khokhar and Zahra Wadood Fatemi refused to ask their supplementary questions, requesting the chair to give the floor to Raja Parvaiz Ashraf and Ahsan Iqbal. However
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ISLAMABAD: A National Assembly session, convened to debate the resolution tabled for the sanctity of prophethood, was adjourned indefinitely without debate after Opposition lawmakers protested.
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As the house met, the Opposition lawmakers requested Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri to allow them to speak on the point of order. Suri refused, saying that the question and answer session should be concluded first.
Our Constitution is 48-year young now
Speaker Asad Qaiser says democratic forces have given sacrifices for supremacy of Constitution
Pakistan’s 1973 Constitution completed 48 years of existence on Saturday.
In roughly five decade journey, the supreme law of the country has guided the country’s law, political culture and the overall system.
On the occasion of the 48th Constitution Day of Pakistan which is commemorated across the country on April 10 every year, Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser said that the Constitution provides protection and equal rights to every citizen of the country.
“It is our foremost responsibility to uphold the sanctity of the Constitution. Supremacy of the Constitution and rule of law is essential for the development of the country,” the speaker said. “True spirit of the Constitution needs to be adopted to address the challenges being faced by the country.”
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