Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Asif called names on the central leader of PTI Shireen Mazari during the National Assembly session on Wednesday.

While briefing the National Assembly about power situation in the country, he said there is no load-shedding in the country during Iftar and Sehr. In the meantime, PTI MNAs rejected the minister’s claims and raised voice. On that, Khawaja Asif called Shireen Mazari as tractor trolley and called her aunty. On hearing harsh comments, tears rolled down from Shireen Mazari’s eyes.

“Men should not be allowed to refer to women by using such insulting words,” Shireen Mazari says.

Members of assembly began to cause disturbance after the incident in national assembly.

Shireen premises saying that, “the members of the National Assembly (NA) must know the code of ethics of the session and I hold no reservations against the speaker as he always gives due time to party members to speak.”

Speaker NA Ayaz Sadiq while commenting on the incident said that, “Members of Tehreek-e-Insaf must know about the session traditions.”

Shireen Mazari said that whenever Khawaja Asif enters National Assembly, he creates disturbance, talks against PTI and disrupts the ambience of NA.

Shireen Mazari said that whenever Khawaja Asif enters National Assembly, he creates disturbance, talks against PTI and disrupts the ambience of NA.

To calm down the situation, Speaker Ayaz Sadiq expunged the words from the assembly proceeding on request of Pakistan Peoples Party’s senior leader Naveed Qamar. Khawaja Asif, however, has not taken back his words as demanded by opposition members.

Later, PTI lawmakers walked out from the assembly.

Senior journalist Abbas Nasir responded to the uproar in NA on twitter.