Speake­r adjour­ns sessio­n amid protes­t by opposi­tion over PAC issueKARACHI: The opposition on Tuesday continued its protest for the second day in Sindh Assembly and later held a “mock assembly session” at the main gate of the assembly building, demanding that the chairmanship of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) – the provincial legislative watchdog – be handed over to opposition parties. But, the opposition members [except Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal and Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan] who already had decided to give tough time to the government started protesting in the House and began thumping their desks. After the session, the opposition parties gathered outside the assembly and held a “mock session” nominating Hussain to chair the session. According to Sheikh, PTI and other opposition members who have gotten a mandate from their constituencies continue raising genuine issues of their voters. Referring to the rules of the assembly, Shah said, “There is no rule or law that obligates the government to appoint opposition leader as PAC chairperson.

Source: The Express Tribune March 06, 2019 04:52 UTC