LAHORE:
The Punjab Assembly passed a resolution with a majority vote, strongly condemning Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s remarks wherein he had termed his predecessor Imran Khan as “fraud”.
The opposition lawmakers created pandemonium when the provincial minister Muhammad Raja Basharat was presenting the resolution. Meanwhile, the opposition also used its card of pointing out the quorum but all in vain as the Panel of Chairman Mian Muhammad Shafi did not pay heed.
#PunjabAssembly has adopted a resolution with majority vote condemning Shehbaz Sharif for his remarks against @PTIofficial Chairman Imran Khan.
— Muhammad Basharat Raja (@RajaBasharatLAW) October 7, 2022
Crime Minister should learn to speak thoughtfully & stop denigrating the position of the PM of Pak at domestic & international forums. pic.twitter.com/JzDaU6CYvL
The resolution stated that PM Shehbaz ruined the dignity of the premiership which is considered the most respectful slot.
Calling the incumbent prime minister ‘fraud’, the resolution said PM Shehbaz had claimed to “tear the belly of former president Asif Ali Zardari but the nation saw he [Shehbaz Sharif] is sitting in Zardari’s lap”.
The resolution said it was “shameful” that PM Shehbaz’s brother Nawaz Sharif is convicted while his son Suleman Shehbaz is an “absconder”.
The PM is still attending court proceedings in different cases which shows the whole Sharif family is a ‘liar’. The resolution called upon Premier Shehbaz to stop “disgraicing the PM Office through such improper words”.
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Meanwhile, the opposition lawmakers came down hard on the conduct of the provincial government saying the government is running the House illegally as the PML-N’s lawmakers pointed out quorum but the Panel of Chairman Mian Shafi did not notice it although assembly rules say that a person who is presiding the House will be duty bound to stop the proceedings and start counting the members to show up the number required to run the House proceedings.
It is worth mentioning that the PA session started with laps of more than two hours under the panel of chairman despite the scheduled time being 3pm.
There were questions on primary and secondary health care on the assembly’s agenda. After completing the question-answer session, the provincial minister Muhammad Raja Basharat introduced two bills “The Punjab protection of women against violence amendment Bill 2022” and The University of Layyah Bill 2022”.
After completing the agenda items, the panel of chairmen adjourned the House by October 10 at 2pm.
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