NA speaker suspends five security officials after PTI legislators’ arrest from parliament

Islamabad: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq suspended on Tuesday five security officials for four months a couple of days after PTI lawmakers were apprehended from inside the Parliament House.

The Speaker took action in light of the subsequent outcry by the PTI lawmakers in the NA, ordering an immediate and complete investigation into the arrests from parliament.

According to an office order issued by the NA secretariat today, Sergeant-at-Arms (BPS-20) Muhammad Ishfaq Ashraf was suspended “with immediate effect for a period of 120 days”.

In a separate notice, the suspension orders for Security Assistant Waqas Ahmed (grade-14 official) as well as three junior security assistants (grade-9 officials) namely Obaidullah, Muhammad Waheed Safdar and Muhammad Haroon were issued.

The four officials were also placed under suspension for 120 days and “entitled to draw pay and allowances as admissible under the applicable rules”.