LHC stops police from entering into Punjab Assembly.

LAHORE -- The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday stopped police from entering into the Punjab Assembly.

The court observed that as per rules, the police could only enter into the Punjab Assembly, if summoned.

Justice Muzamil Akhtar Shabir passed the orders while disposing of petitions filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) parliamentary leader Sibtain Khan and MPA Zainab Umair challenging the police deployment in Punjab Assembly during the election of provincial chief executive.

During the proceedings, the petitioner's counsel argued before the court that Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly Dost Mohammad Mazari had written a letter to the Punjab chief secretary and the IGP for police...