Shahid Khaqan Abbasi told by NA secretariat to apologise for shoe remarks within 7 days
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National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser (L) and PML-N MNA Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. YouTube
National Assembly secretariat asks PML-N MNA Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to apologise over remarks made a day earlier at speaker s rostrum.
Abbasi had approached the NA speaker s rostrum and amid a heated exchange said I will take off my shoe and hit you .
The PML-N leader is required to respond within 7 days and explain why action under Rule 21 of the rules of procedure should not be taken against him.
PML-N Member of National Assembly Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was asked on Wednesday by the National Assembly secretariat to tender an apology over his remarks against Speaker Asad Qaiser a day earlier, when he had threatened to hit the speaker with his shoe.
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi admits he shouldn t have misbehaved with NA speaker
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Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi admits that he should not have talked about hitting the speaker with a shoe.
PML-N lawmaker says that the Speaker wanted to bulldoze the resolution without giving him a chance to speak.
Footage from the session shows that shortly after the speaker s announcement, Abbasi approached his rostrum angrily.
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and senior PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday admitted his mistake, saying he should not have talked the way he did with the National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser during the session earlier in the day.
FM Qureshi, Iran s president discuss ways to strengthen bilateral relations
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, right, welcomes Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi for their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 21. Iranian Presidency Office via AP
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday called on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and exchanged views on the ways and means to strengthen the two countries bilateral relations.
During the meeting, Qureshi, who arrived in Tehran for an official visit on Tuesday, conveyed greetings on behalf of the Pakistani leadership to Rouhani and lauded the Iranian president s role in leading the nation during his tenure, a Foreign Office statement said.
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National Assembly will continue debate on sending French ambassador home
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Tue, Apr 20, 2021
National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser chairing the parliamentary proceedings, in the National Assembly, in Islamabad, on April 20, 2021. YouTube.
A session of the National Assembly on Tuesday decided that the debate related to the expulsion of France s ambassador from Pakistan will continue.
The session was held in Islamabad to discuss a resolution calling for the protection of the sanctity of the Prophethood of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
With the exception of the PPP which boycotted the session, all major political parties of Pakistan were in attendance.
As reported by