DG Parliamentary Affairs Rai Mumtaz arrested ahead of Punjab Assembly session
LAHORE: Just a few hours before the Punjab assembly session on Sunday, police arrested DG Parliamentary Affairs Rai Mumtaz while raiding the residence of Secretary Assembly and Secretary Coordination.


A spokesperson of Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said that the police arrested Mumtaz in a raid at his place.
Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Sunday directed the Punjab lawmakers associated with Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to attend the assembly session today.
He has directed members to be there at 12. “We will see who can stop elected legislators from entering the assembly,” the speaker Punjab assembly reportedly said. “We will strongly challenge this government’s fascism.”
Elahi claimed that the Punjab Police have taken complete control of the assembly.
Meanwhile, Punjab Police cordoned off the assembly with a heavy contingent. The assembly staffers have complained that they are not being given access to the workplace. Moreover, all roads leading to the assembly have been blocked.
According to the assembly’s agenda, a no-confidence vote against Speaker Pervaiz Elahi is scheduled today.

78 years completed since India’s illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir
- 4 hours ago
Significant reduction in smog witnessed across Punjab: report
- 17 hours ago

Will this season ever make sense? These 32 games could help start the process
- 8 hours ago

The State Bank will announce its monetary policy today
- 3 hours ago
Five PTI-AJK ministers defect to PPP
- 18 hours ago

NHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus small-sample superstars
- 8 hours ago

The PlayStation 5 is $125 off straight from Sony
- 9 hours ago

Wembanyama wows with 40-point performance
- 8 hours ago
PM Shehbaz inaugurates supply of RLNG connections to domestic consumers
- 15 hours ago

eBay gloves, cursing pitchers and unhittable splits: The magic chemistry of the Blue Jays
- 8 hours ago

PPP is in a commanding position to form its government in AJK
- 4 hours ago
AYG: Pakistan qualify for semi-final of volleyball event
- 16 hours ago









