Punjab Assembly passes new resolutions seeking judicial inquiries.

LAHORE -- The Punjab Assembly (PA) after receiving no response from the federal government on its previous resolution, passed two new resolutions on Monday seeking 'judicial inquiry' into the alleged assassination attempt on Imran Khan, the ''illegal' arrest and torture of Senator Azam Swati and the murder of journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya.

The PA had already passed separate resolutions pertaining to each matter. However, the assembly remained dissatisfied with the Centre over 'inaction' on said resolutions.

The provincial assembly in its resolution today complained that although the PA had already passed the resolutions addressing the federal government with solid demands, it deemed it highly regrettable that no response was given to these resolutions.

The resolutions were presented by PTI's Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Muhammad Raja Basharat.

The first resolution, which was passed with majority, highlighted the murder attempt on Imran Khan and the alleged illegal arrest and torture of Azam Swati.

The second resolution pertained to the murder of senior anchor-person and journalist Arshad Sharif, which was unanimously passed.

The PTI's lawmakers expressed grave concern over the federal government's "non-seriousness" as they stressed that similar resolutions had been passed earlier, but no action was...