Lahore
\nSpeaker Ayaz Sadiq on Saturday said that statements against Pakistan, the judiciary or the armed forces would not be allowed on the floor of the National Assembly.
\nAccording to a handout issued by the NA Secretariat, the speaker made the remarks while visiting the National College of Arts (NCA) in Lahore.
\n\u201cNegative or controversial remarks on the role of the judiciary, the armed forces of Pakistan and judges are unacceptable,\u201d he said. He further stated that any kind of remarks against the armed forces was \u201cintolerable\u201d.
\nHe further stated that only those remarks that fell within the ambit of the law and the Constitution would be allowed.
\n\u201cThose who speak against Pakistan will not be allowed to express their views on the floor of the National Assembly,\u201d he was quoted as saying.
\nSadiq further asserted that as the NA speaker, he would continue to play an impartial role.
\nHe further said that in a democratic society, protesting was a citizen\u2019s right. However, this protest should be peaceful and remain within the ambit of the law and the Constitution, he said.
\n\u201cThere is no room for arson, damage to life and property or vandalism,\u201d Sadiq was quoted as saying, adding that the \u201cuse of sticks and weapons\u201d was a threat to the rule of law.
\nThe development comes a little over a month after Senate Deputy Chairman Syedal Khan Nasar barred criticism of \u201cnational heroes\u201d and political leadership in the House.
\n\u201cYou cannot speak against political heroes who suffered martyrdom, went into exile, worked for the nation and the country, conducted nuclear tests, and made [the] nuclear bomb,\u201d he had remarked just after finishing the day\u2019s agenda amid voices of dissent from the opposition benches.
\nHe had later vowed to enforce his ruling. In an informal conversation with media persons at the Parliament House, he had made it clear that derogatory or disrespectful remarks against national heroes whether from the armed forces, politics, judiciary, or any national institution cannot be tolerated within the House.
\n\u201cEvery member has the right to express views, but that right must be exercised within the constitutional framework, rules of procedure, and established parliamentary traditions,\u201d he had emphasised.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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