Sindh Assembly witnesses uproar over PTI leader's arrest.

Karachi -- Sindh Assembly on Tuesday once again witnessed uproar as Pakistan Tehreek: e: Insaf (PTI) lawmakers protested against arrest of their colleague Arsalan Taj, who was nabbed by the police in a case pertaining to attack on Deputy Commissioner Office, Keamari.

PTI parliamentary leader Khurram Sher Zaman wanted to move the resolution on the matter but was not allowed by Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani.

At the outset of the proceedings, Sher Zaman stood and sought the Speaker's permission to speak but his request was turned down by Durrani who assured the PTI parliamentary leader that he would be allowed later. 'I will allow you (to speak) but after question hour,' Durrani said and added that he had already summoned report on the PTI lawmaker's arrest.

On the speaker's assurance, the PTI members took their seats and waited for question hour to complete to raise the matter once again. Soon after question hour, Sher Zaman rose as he wanted to table a resolution to condemn arrest of Arsalan Taj but was refrained by the Speaker.

'I have allowed you to speak on a point of order and not to move the resolution,' Durrani reminded Sher Zaman and asked him go on with a point of order or sit down. The PTI parliamentary leader said that police raided Arsalan Taj's residence in the wee hours without arrest warrant and took him into custody.

The Speaker once again turned off Sher Zaman's microphone and maintained that the PTI legislators had already raised the matter with him in the chamber. Durrani said that he had summoned report from the Assembly secretary, adding that he was also intimated about the arrest of the MPA as required under rules. On the PTI request for issuance of Arsalan Taj's production order, Durrani said that he would make...