ISLAMABAD – National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, on Friday, declared the Parliament Lodges as a sub-jail for 10 arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers, following their detention for allegedly violating the new public gathering law.
The NA speaker directed the necessary proceedings to declare the Parliament Lodges as a sub-jail.
The arrested members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) National Assembly will be held at the Parliament Lodges. All detained members have signed the required forms, and they will be moved to the Parliament Lodges today.
Upon receiving the request, the speaker consulted with Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, and after consultation, approved PTI’s request for the detained members.
A notification has also been issued declaring the Parliament Lodges as a sub-jail.
It is worth noting that the demand to declare the Parliament Lodges as a sub-jail for the detained members was raised. All 10 members, along with Barrister Gohar, had submitted the request to the speaker, and production orders have been issued for the entire session for these members.
Due to security concerns, the request was made to declare their flats in the Parliament Lodges as sub-jail.
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