MPA Waheed Gul delivered a speech condemning comments attributed to Hasan about Ahmadis printed by an Urdu daily. Citing the newspaper, Gul said that Hasan had claimed that it was wrong to declare Ahmadis non Muslims. He said that the comments had hurt the sentiments of the Muslims.
Echoing similar concerns, MPAs from both the treasury and opposition benches demanded that a joint resolution be passed to condemn the statement. Raising several slogans during the session, lawmakers including MPAs Ilyas Chinioti, Dr Farzana Nazeer, Mian Aslam Iqbal and Qazi Ahmad Saeed, took to the floor to condemn the alleged statement.
Mian Aslam Iqbal said that Hasan should be stripped off all government titles and awards. Pakistan People’s Party parliamentary leader Qazi Ahmad Saeed proposed that an FIR be lodged against Hasan. He urged the government to take strict action against the former high commissioner.
Later, talking to reporters outside the assembly, a group of lawmakers, including Ilyas Chinioti, Waheed Gul and Qazi Saeed Ahmed, said that a resolution would be submitted in the assembly secretariat against Hasan. Chinioti said the statement was an insult to the assembly and added that a terrorism case be registered against Hasan for his alleged comments. Gul said that all parties were on board regarding the resolution.
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