Top Story February 9, 2021 ISLAMABAD: National Assembly (NA) Speaker Asad Qaisar on Monday, while taking a notice of ugly incident during the session of the National Assembly on 4th February, decided to issue explanation letter under Rule 21 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly 2007 to MNAs Syed Naveed Qamar (PPPP), Chaudhry Hamid Hameed (PML-N) and Attaullah (PTI). NA Speaker chaired a meeting on Monday to probe into the unpleasant incident. NA Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri, secretary National Assembly, adviser to Speaker on Legal and Constitutional Affairs and other senior officers of the Secretariat were present in the meeting. The Rule 21 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly 2007 read as, (1) “The Speaker may, if he deems it necessary, name a member who disregards the authority of the Speaker or abuses these rules by consistently the business of Assembly. (2) If a member is so named by the Speaker, he shall forthwith put the question that the member (naming him) be suspended from service of National Assembly for a period not exceeding the reminder of session. Provided that the Assembly may, at any time, on a motion made, resolve that such suspension be terminated. (3) Any member suspended under this rule shall forthwith withdraw from proceedings of the Assembly.”