ISLAMABAD, August 19: The rumpus made by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) legislators on Friday forced Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani to prorogue the session for an indefinite period.
After recitation of verses from the Holy Quran, Opposition Leader in the Senate Dr Shahzad Waseem raised the issue of Dr Shahbaz Gill who is under trial due to unethical statement against the security forces of the country.
He alleged that Dr Gill was being tortured in the police custody inhumanly and he was not being provided level playing field to plead his case in accordance with the law and constitution of the state.
He said the PTI was in favour of fair trial of Dr Gill but against the basic human rights violations to whom he was being deprived. -DNA
PTI legislators’ rumpus forces Senate Chairman to prorogue the session
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