Speaker suspends NA security officials over Parliament arrests

ISLAMABAD: Speaker Ayaz Sadiq in a significant action over the ‘Parliament arrests episode’, has suspended five National Assembly security officials including the sergeant-at-arms.

Sergeant-at-Arms’ identity is Ashfaq Ashraf who is suspended by the speaker, for four months over negligence in the security of the Parliament House.

Four other security personnel have also been suspended for their failure to maintain the security of the parliament.

The suspended security staff consists of a security assistant Waqas Ahmed and three junior assistants Ubaidullah, Waheed Safdar, and Muhammad Haroon.

Speaker Ayaz Sadiq has formed a committee over the arrests of PTI MNAs from the Parliament House headed by Additional Secretary Iftikhar Naumani.

Other members of the committee are joint secretaries Asadullah Khan and Rizwanullah. Acting Sergeant-at-Arms Raja Farhat Abbas has also been co-opted in the committee.

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