‘Sharif brothers working on mullahs’ agenda’

Dunya News

PPP MNA Rubina Qaimkhani said Sharif brothers were working on mullahs agenda. The Sharif brothers are allegedly working on mullahs’ agenda and pushing party’s parliamentarians in the provincial assembly to harass women legislators belonging to PML-Q and PPP. This was stated by the Parliamentary Secretary on Human Rights and Member National Assembly (MNA) Rubina Saadat Qaimkhani while addressing a news conference on Tuesday. She condemned the vulgar words used by the MPAs Sheikh Allauddin and Abdul Rehman Dhilu against women parliamentarians. She alleged that MPA’s of PML (N) time and again harassed the women parliamentarians on directions of the Chief Minister (CM) Shehbaz Sharif. She said that human rights cell of PPP submitted an application in Lahore to register FIR against Mr. Sheikh but the CM stopped the police from launching the FIR. She added that ten-day suspension from membership of the alleged violators of harassment bill was not enough to discontinue such incidents again. “We have serious concerns over such incidents and working hard to ensure implementation on harassment of women at workplace bill 2010”, she maintained. On the occasion, a renowned social activist Dr. Fouzia Saeed demanded proper legislation in all provincial assemblies including National Assembly to guarantee protection of women parliamentarians. Meanwhile, Ms. Qaimkhani demanded of the Chief Justice to take suo moto action of the incident. She requested the Speaker Punjab Assembly Rana Iqbal to order disqualification of MPA’s Mr. Sheikh and Mr. Dhillu. A number of civil society workers and media persons were also present on the occasion.