Tariq Bashir Cheema suspended for NA session

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly (NA) Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Friday suspended PML-Q MNA Tariq Bashir Cheema for the ongoing session of the lower house of Parliament.

The move came after Tariq Bashir Cheema reportedly used abusive language against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leader Zartaj Gul during the NA meeting on Thursday.

Approval to ban Tariq Bashir Cheema was given by the NA House of Representatives.

While addressing the gathering, PML-Q MNA Tariq Bashir Cheema was interrupted by Zartaj Gul, who was referring to the Bahawalpur incident.

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Following his speech, Cheema approached Zartaj Gul’s seat, leading to a tense exchange that reportedly involved verbal insults, prompting members of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) to protest the incident.

Sources privy to the development said that the SIC members have called for the suspension of Tariq Basheer Cheema as a member of the National Assembly till the Budget Session while the Speaker of the National Assembly has suggested suspension till the next sitting of this session.