Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Pakistan: National Assembly speaker approves unsealing of in-camera debate on Ahmadiyya issue

NA spokesman told that speaker had de-notified the directives of the then speaker for not opening the record. All the record of this debate was passing through printing phase and it would soon be made part of library record.

Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | Int'l Desk
Source/Credit: Online News
By Online News | May 30, 2011

Note: Edited by Ahmadiyya Times to correct identifying terminology

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly (NA) has accorded approval to open the record of in-camera debate of parliament held during Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto regime over issue of declaring Ahmadiyya non Muslim minority.

NA secretariat sources told parliament’s closed door session lasted one month over declaring Ahmadiyya Non Muslim minority in 1974 during Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto rule. Keeping in view the sensitivity of the matter, all the record about debate and proceedings was sealed and handed over to the then NA speaker Sahibzada Farooq Ali Khan. The condition was placed that it would be open at least after 30 years.


Sources told Online that Speaker NA Fahmida Mirza had given approval to keep the record of debate in library.

NA spokesman told that speaker had de-notified the directives of the then speaker for not opening the record. All the record of this debate was passing through printing phase and it would soon be made part of library record.

On the other side record of all the in-camera proceedings of parliament on the issue of Osama Bin Laden killing, speeches of parliamentarians and briefing of DG ISI and other senior officers has been sealed. Even official reporter was expelled from the house. Tapes related to audio and video recording have been given to the custody of NA speaker who has sealed them.


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