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Amid calls for reconciliation in the Senate, PML-N lawmaker Mushahid Hussain Sayed on Friday called for the release of former prime minister Imran Khan and the allocation of reserved seats to the PTI\u2019s new home Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC).<\/p>\n
In a speech days before his retirement on completion of six-year term, Senator Mushahid recalled that he had also advocated the release of former president Asif Ali Zardari and ex-prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani during the rule of late dictator General Pervez Musharraf.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven today, I, first of all, demand that Imran Khan be released. He is a political prisoner,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Noting that a \u201cnew chapter\u201d had commenced in the country following the February 8 general elections, Senator Mushahid said there was a need for a \u201chealing touch\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cInclude everyone and give a general amnesty,\u201d he said, claiming that a \u201cgeneral amnesty was even given to the TTP (Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan) who killed our children\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the reserved seats that the PTI deserves, it is their right and they should get it; they should not be deprived of it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Hussain further demanded that all missing persons across the country should be recovered.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, PML-N leader Ishaq Dar expressed dismay at the ruckus witnessed in the National Assembly in recent days and urged political parties to work towards \u201creconciliation\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we have witnessed in the last few weeks, this should be handled,\u201d he said. \u201cA symbolic protest is fine but by doing it all the time, the message being sent to the world is not good.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have seen what happened in the National Assembly, but this house has its sanctity, symbolism [and] position, which warrants that even if we have to protest, we have to do so within the parliamentary limits, with thoughtfulness and consideration,\u201d the PML-N leader said.<\/p>\n
Stating he was a \u201cbig believer of reconciliation\u201d, Dar recalled incumbent Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif\u2019s call for national reconciliation<\/a> and stressed that political parties should not have any \u201cpersonal enmity\u201d amongst each other.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are working for the system [and] for Pakistan and with that spirit, if there is something against our national interest, then we should definitely stop each other.<\/p>\n \u201cCharter of Democracy and Charter of Economy are the need of time,\u201d the PML-N stalwart asserted.<\/p>\n Dar also called for the implementation of the \u201cunfinished agenda\u201d of the 2006 Charter of Democracy. \u201cThere is also some unfinished agenda of that [charter], including Truth and Reconciliation Commission [and] a constitutional court, absolutely needs to be implemented.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd with the environment today; a Truth and Reconciliation Commission will help greatly in that. The agenda of that should be extended then,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n During the session today, Barrister Ali Zafar talked about all the PTI leaders who were languishing behind bars, particularly highlighting Ejaz Chaudhry.<\/p>\n He said Chaudhry had the right to cast his vote in the presidential elections, scheduled for tomorrow. Zafar pointed out that the PTI leader had been behind bars for months in cases pertaining to May 9 riots.<\/p>\n \u201cInclusion of Ejaz Chaudhry in the Senate session is necessary,\u201d Zafar asserted, adding that it would be \u201cshameful\u201d if the house could not summon a senator for the presidential election.<\/p>\n \u201cWhy should we seek help from the courts for this?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n Stating that Chaudhry was ill and facing liver problems, the PTI senator demanded the formation of a medical board to conduct a check-up of the jailed politician at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences.<\/p>\n Subsequently, Deputy Chairman Senate Mirza Muhammad Afridi, who was chairing the session, directed that Ejaz\u2019s production orders be issued.<\/p>\n \u201cEjaz Chaudhry has a right to cast his vote in the presidential elections,\u201d Afridi said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Amid calls for reconciliation in the Senate, PML-N lawmaker Mushahid Hussain Sayed on Friday called for the release of former prime minister Imran Khan and the allocation of reserved seats to the PTI\u2019s new home Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC). 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