ISLAMABAD - Advisor to Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan informed the National Assembly on Friday that investigation into Sialkot tragic incident, which claimed life of a Sri Lankan national, was in final phase.
“The unfortunate incident has raised questions on the global face of Pakistan and there is the need to prevent such incidents in future,” said adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan, initiating the debate on the tragic incident.
He also floated an idea to both the houses of the Parliament to jointly remove the flaws related to criminal laws by introducing necessary amendments.
“All stakeholders will have to play their due role in this regard,” he said, mentioning the most unfortunate cases including Army Public School tragedy, Zainab, Motorway and Noor Muqadam cases. It showed that there were flaws in the criminal laws.
Regarding delay in cases, he said there was a need for encouraging police to conduct investigations in the cases assigned to them to bring culprits to the task without unnecessary delay.
Earlier, the house suspended rest of the agenda to hold a debate on the unfortunate incident, which was adopted unanimously.
Condemning the unfortunate incident, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs said accused involved in the Sialkot tragedy had been arrested. “The probe is in the final stage. Its challan will be submitted before the related anti-terrorism court for the trial,” he said adding that the law gives the court 7-day time to dispose of the case.
With the onset of the proceedings, PML-N’s senior leader Ahsan Iqbal strongly condemned the Sialkot tragedy and suggested holding a debate on it.
The house at the beginning of proceedings witnessed thin presence of lawmakers in the house. Taking advantage of insufficient strength in the House, opposition MNA Dr Darshan pointed out the quorum that led to the adjournment of the House. The House for the second consecutive day adjourned the proceedings due to lack of required quorum.
