Pakistan NA: Opposition boycotts session over PM's absence

Opposition members in the National Assembly (NA) staged a walk out from the House in protest against the absence of the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during the session on Friday - ARY News reports. According to details, the session of the Assembly was presided by Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, during which the opposition members walked out from the House after Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, failed to appear in the Assembly meeting and against the attitude of the Federal Government.Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah, leader of Opposition in National Assembly, stated that the PM has appeared in the assembly only twice during the period of four months at which Javed Abbasi, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, replied that the PM will take part in the NA session on Monday. Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Member of National Assembly, claimed that the Federal Government has no interest in the proceedings of the House and the peace talks with Taliban were just a story for it. Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed, on the occasion stated that Opposition is not playing its due role in the Parliament. He added that the nation is suffering from inflation but no one is worried about this. Opposition parties in NA claimed that the walk out will continue until the PM takes the Opposition into confidence on the issues. Later, the session of the assembly was postponed till 4pm on Monday.