Mahmood Khan Achakzai said the government had not responded to the opposition’s demands for access to the PTI founder.
ISLAMABAD:
More than 164,000 Pakistanis were deported from various Gulf countries in the last five years, according to official data presented in the National Assembly on Monday.
The Ministry of Home Affairs informed the House that Saudi Arabia tops the list with 108,029 deportations, followed by the United Arab Emirates with 40,497, Oman with 9,814, Qatar with 2,971 and Bahrain with 2,779 cases.
The data was presented during a stormy session in which opposition members simultaneously intensified their protest over the denial of meetings with PTI founder Imran Khan and alleged restrictions on medical access.
The House, chaired by Vice President Ghulam Mustafa Shah, witnessed repeated sloganeering, a sit-in in front of the Speaker’s dais and a rare symbolic “parallel assembly” organized by opposition lawmakers led by opposition leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai.
Speaking on the floor, Mahmood Khan Achakzai said the government had not responded to the opposition’s demands regarding access to the PTI founder and concerns over healthcare.
He warned that the opposition would not allow the House to function or participate in the budget process. The opposition later went on strike and also pointed out the lack of a quorum.
Meanwhile, the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency also presented its report in the House, revealing that more than 531,000 complaints were received between 2023 and the present.
The report states that over 5,700 cases were registered during this period, while 7,600 people were arrested in the last four years in connection with cybercrime-related offences.
Moreover, the House also addressed the rising cost of private healthcare in Islamabad.
