National Assembly (NA) Speaker Ayaz Sadiq again ostensibly made an offer of talks to the opposition, telling a group of parliamentarians visiting him on Friday that dialogue was the way to resolve issues. He made similar offers to facilitate dialogue between the government and the opposition, the PTI, in the past as well. But, no […]
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“Bond of respect is greater than politics,” says NA speaker
National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq once again offered to facilitate talks between the government and the opposition. He told visiting parliamentarians on Friday that dialogue is the only way to resolve political issues. Sadiq stressed that mutual respect and relationships should be stronger than politics. Sadiq met opposition members from both houses of Parliament soon […]
Ayaz Sadiq dismisses rumours of CM Bugti’s replacement
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Wednesday rejected circulating rumours about a possible change in Balochistan’s top leadership, calling the speculation “baseless and unfounded”. His statement followed a meeting with Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti at Parliament House, where both leaders reviewed the province’s political, social and developmental landscape. Read More: Ayaz […]
Matter of appointing NA Opp leader is ‘sub judice’, speaker tells PTI
National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Friday told a PTI delegation that the matter of the nomination of the opposition leader in the house is “sub judice”. After the conviction of Omer Ayub Khan in the May 9 cases, the party nominated Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai as opposition leader in […]
PM Shehbaz tasks NA speaker with building consensus on 27th Amendment
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has assigned National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq the crucial responsibility of developing consensus among political parties for the 27th Constitutional Amendment, well-informed sources told on Wednesday. The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is now seeking a broad political agreement on the proposed constitutional tweaks for establishing a Constitutional Court and making […]
“No to Israel”: Ayaz Sadiq warns of conspiracy, vows to protect Pakistan
Acting President and National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq said Pakistan will not recognize Israel under any circumstances. He added that Pakistan faces a conspiracy because of this stance. Sadiq condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza, calling them mass killings. He urged Israel to stop the violence and withdraw from Gaza immediately. He also stressed that Pakistan […]
Speaker Ayaz Sadiq invites opposition for talks with government
Islamabad: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq has formally invited opposition parties to engage in meaningful negotiations with the government to resolve ongoing political issues. The offer came during his remarks about opposition members’ rights, following comments made by former Speaker Asad Qaiser. The Speaker underlined the importance of respecting parliamentary traditions, the constitution, laws, and […]
Ayaz Sadiq condemns Israel’s aggression in Gaza during key meeting with Palestinian envoy
Speaker of the National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, met with the Palestinian Ambassador to Pakistan, Dr. Zaher Zaid, and strongly condemned the ongoing human rights violations in Gaza. The meeting took place in Islamabad and focused on the humanitarian crisis caused by Israeli aggression. During the discussion, Speaker Sadiq described the Israeli attacks in Gaza […]
PTI delegation meets Ayaz Sadiq, offers to consider opp reservations
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) delegation met National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq at Speaker House on Sunday and extended invitation for the PM oath taking ceremony. PTI leaders including former Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) CM Pervaiz Khattak, spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry and Shafqat Mehmood met Sadiq at Speaker House earlier today. The two parties pondered over matters including […]
PML-N leaders lambaste interim government over detention of party workers
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders on Wednesday lambasted the interim government over the arrests of the party workers. Saad Rafique called for their immediate release while Ayaz Sadiq challenged that administration should detain him if they have the courage. Rafique added, “Our workers wish to reach Lahore Airport in a peaceful manner to welcome […]