The Lawmakers who were set to discuss Pakistan’s role in the escalating conflict in Yemen at a joint session of Parliament today has not been started due to absent of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
PM Nawaz Sharif last week called for a joint session of Parliament as opposition leaders pushed for an All Parties Conference to debate the whether Pakistan will accede to Saudi Arabia’s request for ground and air military assistance to counter the Houthi’s revolution in Yemen.
Today in Paraliament, the opposition leader Khurshid Shah Shah urged Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to come to the National Assembly (NA) and open debate on Yemen.
Khursheed Shah said that the prime minister, who is currently with the visiting Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, should have attended the joint session. “There is joint responsibility, since all of parliament is present it is important for him to be present here,” Shah says.
“I understand he is busy, but he should have made time for an hour to attend the joint session. I request that he adjourns the session for an hour and a half so that the prime minister can come to this debate and the parliament’s decision will have some weight.”
Shah proposes that the session can be postponed to 4PM and go on till 8PM if it must so the prime minister can attend.
“I understand that we have a good relationship with Sri Lanka, but I request that we call this session at 3:30PM or 4PM and continue this session tomorrow as well. We understand the government’s commitments but this session should be adjourned.”
http://en.shiapost.com/2015/04/06/pakistan-involvement-in-yemen-pm-absent-from-session/
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