Senate session adjourned after PTI flagged a lack of quorum
ISLAMABAD: The Senate session on Friday was adjourned abruptly after an opposition lawmaker from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) pointed out quorum that was found to be lacking, a move that apparently denied the opposition senators to share their views on the floor of the House on the government’s allegedly controversial actions regarding former prime minister Imran Khan. After what appeared to be…
The Pakistan Senate session was abruptly ended on Friday due to a lack of quorum, preventing opposition senators from speaking on the government's actions related to former Prime Minister Imran Khan. This move came after PTI lawmaker Mashal Azam, also known as Mashal Yousafzai, raised the issue of the insufficient quorum during the question hour.
Presiding Officer Manzoor Kakar adjourned the session, citing the failure to adhere to the Supreme Court's directive for Imran Khan's transfer from Adiala Jail to a private hospital. The opposition senators, including Leader of the Opposition in Senate Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, expressed their dissatisfaction with Yousafzai for contributing to the session's premature closure.
Despite earlier assurances from the parliamentary affairs minister that the government would comply with the Supreme Court's order, the opposition perceived this incident as a violation of their rights.
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