Summary National Assembly Speaker has suspended the membership of PTI lawmaker Iqbal Afridi for the ongoing budget session over alleged misconduct with parliamentary staff and security personnel
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq has suspended the membership of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker Iqbal Afridi for the ongoing budget session over alleged misconduct with parliamentary staff and security personnel.
The suspension motion was moved by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker Farah Naz Akbar and was approved by a majority vote in the House.
Following the decision, Iqbal Afridi’s membership has been suspended for the current session, while the Speaker directed security officials to remove him from the Parliament building.
The Speaker said that security personnel were mistreated and that an apology had been sought from the concerned member. He alleged that Iqbal Afridi had physically confronted staff and behaved inappropriately with the Director General Media and police officials.
The Speaker termed such conduct unacceptable and said disciplinary action was necessary to maintain the dignity and order of the Parliament.
