Pakistan: Opposition moves privilege motion against Nisar in Senate

The members of opposition parties in the Senate on Friday submitted a privilege motion against Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Geo News reported. Speaking to media outside the parliament here, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Raza Rabbani said the Senate had been made hostage. Rabbani said opposition was not taken into confidence over peace talks with Taliban. The row between the government and opposition has intensified in the Senate over the statistics provided by Chaudhry Nisar on terrorism. The opposition termed the statistics incorrect regarding deaths in terrorism related incidents and asked the interior minister to withdraw his statement, however, the latter refused to do so. Following this, the opposition senators not only boycotted the Senate proceedings but also submitted the privilege motion.