ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq has declared Parliament Lodges rooms 303-C and 505-J as sub-jails, ARY News reported.
According to reports, the speaker had issued production orders for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers Sanaullah Masti Khel and Dawar Khan Kundi.
Both members of the National Assembly have been shifted to Parliament Lodges in Islamabad.
Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan met National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq and requested the issuance of production orders for detained party lawmakers.
According to reports, Barrister Gohar raised several concerns during the meeting and urged the speaker to ensure that the detained lawmakers were brought to the National Assembly.
“Our members are in custody. They should be brought to the House,” Barrister Gohar told Ayaz Sadiq.
The speaker assured him that he would seek legal advice on the issuance of production orders.
Barrister Gohar said that the party has not been in contact with Sohail Afridi after 11 October, he is facing baseless cases, “We are also failed to contact our MPAs and the Speaker KP Assembly”.
Meanwhile, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi claimed that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi had said he could not support the fight against terrorism because he could not bear the political cost.
Addressing a joint sitting of Parliament, Mohsin Naqvi said dozens of terrorism incidents had taken place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and the federal government had made repeated efforts to engage with the provincial government.
He said an Apex Committee meeting was held in Peshawar in February this year, adding that the federal government had faced difficulties in getting the meeting convened. According to the interior minister, the meeting was intended to convey a message that terrorism would be fought collectively.
Naqvi urged lawmakers to examine the press release issued after the meeting to see what had been stated.