Summary Opposition stages a walk out from Senate's session protesting against Article 245 imposition.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Senate session was disrupted after the entire opposition walked out of the senate over the imposition of Article 245 in Islamabad on Friday, Dunya News reported. “Is the situation in Islamabad worse than that of FATA?, remarked Raza Rabbani of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
During an argument in the Senate’s session over the imposition of Article 245, Raza Rabbani said that the government must learn from the past mistakes, adding that Pakistan has a horrible history pertaining to Article 245. The army could have been called under Article 131 without suspension of the fundamental human rights, he added. He said that the government has imposed Article 245 considering only the Pakistan Protection Ordinance and Anti-Terrorism Act.
Federal Minister for Border Affairs, Abdul Qadir Baloch argued that there are several essential buildings, including foreign embassies in Islamabad, and nobody can be allowed to lay hold of Parliament House, President House or Prime Minister House. He clarified that the army will not interfere in the political matters and will not affect the rallies. The opposition staged a united walk out, as a response, disrupting the Senate’s session after which the next Senate session was postponed until Monday 4 pm.
