Islamabad (Web Desk): National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Friday declared the Parliament Lodges as a sub-jail for the detained 10 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers, who were arrested from parliament for allegedly violating new law related to public gathering, as sub-jail a day after issuing their production orders.
“I am directed to refer to the production orders issued on September 11 for Sher Afzal Marwat, Malik Amir Dogar, Zain Qureshi, Naseem Ali Shah, Ahmed Chattha, Sheikh Waqas Akram, Syed Shah Ahad Ali Shah, Awais Haider Jhakar, Zubair Khan Wazir and Yousuf Khan for enabling them to attend the sittings of the 9th session of the National Assembly,” the Secretary National Assembly said in a letter to the interior secretary.
Speaker Ayaz Sadiq issued the production orders in an exercise of powers conferred by sub-rule (3) of rule 108 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007.
Earlier in the day, the IHC nullified the eight-day remand of the above mentioned PTI lawmakers in a case lodged at Sangjani Police Station related to attack on police personnel near Chongi No 26 area during the rally.
In the fresh crackdown, the LEAs and 'masked men' allegedly entered the Parliament House and whisked away at least 10 lawmakers of the jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party in a late night raid on September 10.
The arrests drew scathing criticism not only from the former ruling party but the NA speaker as well as some members of the treasury benches.
Subsequently, Sadiq suspended five security staff, including the lower house of parliament's Sergeant at Arms Muhammad Ishfaq Ashraf, for four months over failure to ensure the house's security.
