Incident outside Adiala Jail: PTI MNAs submit privilege motion against police personnel

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday submitted a privilege motion in the National Assembly, urging strict possible action against policemen for “misbehaving” with lawmakers outside Adiala Jail.

The motion, signed by PTI Members of the National Assembly (MNAs), was submitted to the National Assembly Secretariat by PTI’s chief whip, Aamir Dogar, accompanied by a group of PTI lawmakers.

It accused the Station House Officer (SHO) deployed outside Adiala Jail, where former prime minister Imran Khan is incarcerated, of misbehaving with PTI MPs, including damaging their vehicles under the SHO’s orders.

The privilege motion argued that the actions of the police violated the rights of the members of the assembly and called for the SHO to be held accountable by a parliamentary committee.

“As MNAs, our privilege has been violated,” the motion stated, urging the National Assembly Speaker to take immediate action against the disrespectful behavior of the SHO.

The motion demanded that the SHO be held accountable before the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges for his actions.

In a separate development, PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa president Junaid Akber Khan, speaking to reporters outside Parliament House, emphasized that the press conferences by the Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) would not diminish the respect for PTI’s chairman, Imran Khan.

He also suggested that the government should focus on resolving political issues rather than blocking meetings between political figures.

“We need to sit down and find a solution. Both sides should admit their mistakes for the benefit of the country,” said Khan. He also criticized the government’s stance, accusing it of being biased in its treatment of political opponents.

He pointed to the obstacles faced by the family of Bushra Bibi, Imran Khan’s wife, in arranging meetings, despite the family not making political statements during their visits.

He argued that the issue was not about political discourse, but about what he described as an “attitude of spite” by the government.

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