Parliamentarians ashamed over scuffle between PTI, PML-N lawmakers: Ayaz Sadiq

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Friday condemned the scuffle between PTI and PML-N lawmakers which broke out yesterday and became the talk of the town.

“The parliamentarians have their heads bowed down in shame over the incident,” the NA speaker lamented. He was addressing a ceremony held earlier in the capital to inaugurate a monument built in remembrance of those who sacrificed their lives for democracy.

“We have to see whether we are here to scuffle or solve the public’s problems,” Sadiq said, stressing that the right attitude is needed to strengthen democracy.

“We will need to adopt policy of tolerance in the Parliament and everywhere else. Today, we must pledge to strengthen our democratic institutions,” the speaker emphasised.

The memorial, located in the lawn of the Parliament, has been built to honour those who laid down their lives while upholding the principles of democracy.

An argument that started during the National Assembly session ended in a scuffle outside between PTI's Murad Saeed and PML-N's Javed Latif on Thursday.

After the session, Jawed Latif criticised PTI Chairperson Imran Khan's statements against foreign players who had come to Pakistan to play the final match of Pakistan Super League 2017. The heated debate which ensued led to a scuffle between the two. 

Jawed Latif, later during the day, allegedly abused Murad Saeed’s family. There is a video making rounds on social media in which the PML-N leader can be heard slandering Saeed’s female family members.