During the row of Khawaja Asif’s unparliamentary remarks regarding PTI’s Shireen Mazari in National Assembly on 8th June 2016, the speaker’s handling of the matter was far from impartiality. The Speaker looked clearly partisan siding with Khawaja Asif. I was surprised to hear Speaker saying to the opposition, “you provoked Khawaja Asif.” Well, it is the job of the opposition to criticize the government but does that mean that Khawaja Asif goes to this extent by using very derogatory remarks against opposition members? No, not at all. I think the Speaker of the National Assembly must be impartial and must be seen as impartial so that democracy gets stronger in Pakistan. It is the duty of the Speaker to ensure that all the members of parliaments, especially women are respected during proceedings of National Assembly, and no member of assembly has any right to insult any other member.
EJAZ AHMAD MAGOON
Lahore
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