\u2018Security threats\u2019
\nISLAMABAD
\nNational Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq said on Friday that he has issued clear directives for the confiscation of mobile phones from media personnel, social media influencers and others if they are found making videos of lawmakers when they are arriving or leaving the Parliament premises.
\nThe directives were issued citing \u2018security threats\u2019, with the promise that strict action would be taken against media personnel, influencers, guests, or any individuals if they were found stopping lawmakers and making their videos within the Parliament premises.
\n\u201cWe have talked to the interior ministry as well as IG Islamabad; we are going to take strict action,\u201d the NA speaker said while confirming that Defence Minister Khawaja Asif\u2019s security concerns were \u201cvalid\u201d before adding that \u201cwe have also confirmed the security threats\u201d.
\n\u201dSurprising as it may seem, the Parliament building is located in the Red Zone where security is always on alert as many key buildings, including the Supreme Court, PM House, and the Presidency are located.\u201d
\nIt is also the same area where the PTI had staged its marathon sit-in in 2014 and where the JUI-F forcefully staged a rally during the PML-N-led PDM government\u2019s tenure.
\nThe measures to secure parliament and lawmakers have come after certain individuals belonging to the PTI entered the Parliament\u2019s galleries and started sloganeering.
\nSubsequently, a reporter from a media house was accused of allegedly making a video of the proceedings from the press gallery and running it on television, which angered the speaker further.
\nDefence Minister Khawaja Asif has been vocal regarding the issue and repeatedly urged the speaker to take strict action, stating that his portfolio also allows him to specify security threats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u2018Security threats\u2019 ISLAMABAD National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq said on Friday that he has issued clear directives for the confiscation of mobile phones from media personnel, social media influencers and others if they are found making videos of lawmakers when they are arriving or leaving the Parliament premises. The directives were issued citing \u2018security threats\u2019, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":393927,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-407633","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n