NA Passes Motion To Declare Soomro's Seat Vacant Over 40-Day Absence.

ISLAMABAD -- National Assembly Speaker Raja PerAvaiz Ashraf in Wednesday's sitting said that constitution of the country provides that every institution should act within its ambit and all instituAtions should respect each other.

'Parliament is mother of all instituAtions and it represents 220 million people of the country and every instiAtution should keep this fact in mind,' said the speaker in his ruling, with the onset of the proceedings. WithAout naming anyone, the chair also observed that the television channels should take care so that they should not become part of any hybrid war against the country and campaign of humiliating institutions like Pakistan Army. The whole nation mourned martyrdom of Pak Army officers who sacrificed their lives while taking part in flood relief operation, he said.

Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Noor Alam, on a point of order, strongly condemned attempts to instigate subordinates against leadership of institution like Pakistan Army. He was of the view that live statement of PTI leader also served agenda of country's enemies.

'Instead of stopping the statement, the television channel not only alAlowed to complete the same but it was repeated time and again,' he said, mentioning there was a need to pass a resolution that there would be no compromise on sanctity of sacrifices being given by country's custodians.

Without naming any channel, he said the same channel continued to present him as US agent. Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif, responding to a point of order, said concerns shown by Mohsin Dawar regarding reports of presence of Taliban in Khyber PakAhtunkhwa province was a national and not only a provincial issue.

The lawmakers were also briefed twice that talks with TTP and Pakistan Government were in progress but a danger was still there. The house also passed a motion to declare seat of PTI member Muhammadmian Soomro from NA-196 Jacobabad as vacant for remaining absent from the House for 40 consecutive days without any inforAmation. 'That since it has been brought to the notice of this House by HonourAable Speaker that Muhammadmian Soomro, Member National Assembly (NA-196, Jacobabad) remained absent without leave of the House for 40 conAsecutive...

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