NA protest against Imran Khan’s medical care – Pakistan Today

Opposition lawmakers protested in the National Assembly against the medical treatment provided to jailed PTI founder Imran Khan and announced a boycott of the budget session. The government also rejected reports of mass expulsions from the UAE and shared figures on labor complaints and expulsions from Gulf states.

ISLAMABAD: Opposition lawmakers staged a protest at the National Assembly on Monday, demanding what they described as proper medical treatment for jailed Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan, while the House also took up issues related to reports of expulsions from Gulf countries and labor complaints filed by overseas Pakistanis.

The session was chaired by Vice President Ghulam Mustafa Shah. At the beginning, PTI members did not highlight the absence of quorum at the start of the debates. However, as the session progressed, the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly, Mehmood Khan Achakzai, rose from his seat and said that the deadline previously given to the government had expired and the required medical treatment was still not being provided to the former prime minister.

Achakzai said the opposition had already warned the government that it would not continue participating in the proceedings if the issue was not resolved by Monday, and added that the opposition would also boycott the budget session. However, during his speech, his microphone was cut off and his speech was not broadcast on official channels.

PTI lawmakers then gathered near the Speaker’s dais and chanted slogans in support of their leadership. They also organized what amounted to a parallel proceeding inside the house and appointed Achakzai as chairman of that exercise. The protest also continued during question time.

After the question hour ended around 6:18 p.m., the PTI lawmakers left the House. Soon after, Shahid Khattak and several other PTI members pointed out the lack of quorum, but they too left soon after the counting process began. Treasury lawmakers, however, remained above the required strength of 86 members, allowing the session to continue.

The House then adopted amendments to two laws. The National Assembly is due to meet again on Tuesday morning.

Government rejects social media claims over UAE expulsions

During the same session, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhary responded to a question from MP Mussarat Rafique and dismissed reports of mass expulsions of Pakistanis from the UAE.

He said the reports were not based on facts and described them as misleading information circulating online.

In his remarks to the House, the minister said:

“These are all social media creations. In fact, we have not received any complaints from anyone regarding expulsion from any country, especially the UAE,”

Dr Chaudhary added that crime-related cases existed and those convicted and imprisoned abroad were sent back to Pakistan.

Labor complaints and eviction figures shared in the House

The minister further informed the Assembly that Pakistani missions in the Middle East had reported a total of 9,233 labor-related complaints from Pakistani workers. According to the figures presented, 5,321 complaints came from Saudi Arabia, 1,310 from Bahrain and 850 from Oman, while the remaining complaints came from Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.

In response to another question, the government told the House that 164,788 Pakistanis were deported from Gulf countries in the last five years. The country breakdown shared with lawmakers shows 108,029 expulsions from Saudi Arabia, 40,497 from the United Arab Emirates, 9,814 from Oman, 2,971 from Qatar, 2,779 from Bahrain and 698 from Kuwait.

Developments in the lower house combined political protests over Imran Khan’s medical treatment with official responses on overseas Pakistanis, as the Assembly continued its work despite opposition disruptions and an unsuccessful attempt to break the quorum.

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