Noor Awan-Sheikh Rasheed tussle causes ruckus in NA

The issue of a man named Malik Noor Awan hounding Awami Muslim League leader Sheikh Rasheed, outside the parliament, caused a heated debate in the National Assembly (NA) between opposition and government members during the National Assembly session on Friday.

The leader of the opposition, Khursheed Shah raised the issue of Awan by asking; “who brought the unrelated person to the parliament?”

“The person [Noor Awan] entered without a pass and was issued a pass later. His pass was signed by the deputy speaker. How was he allowed to enter the vicinity?” he asked.

Then the speaker, Ayaz Sadiq answered this question by saying that investigations will be ordered as soon as more details regarding the man are obtained. He further added that FIR was registered against Awan on the day of the incident and by night he was in custody.

After the speaker’s response, Khursheed Shah showed a picture of Awan to the parliament, where he can be seen pictures with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

This infuriated the government members and it led to a commotion in the assembly. The members of both the benches started chanting ‘shame shame’ slogans.

The ruckus led to a 15-minute break during the assembly session. Speaker Ayaz Sadiq also summoned Khursheed Shah to the chamber.

Meanwhile a case was registered against Awan by Rasheed for accosting him. The next day the court granted bail to Awan against surety bond worth Rs. 50,000.

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