In a notable session of the National Assembly on March 3 in Islamabad, the state broadcaster,\u00a0Pakistan Television (PTV),\u00a0<\/em>abruptly halted the live broadcast of a speech by Omar Ayub Khan, a prominent member.\u00a0\u00a0of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-aligned Sunni Ittehad Council.\u00a0 This occurrence took place right after the newly-elected Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s address, highlighting a dramatic moment in Pakistan’s political discourse.<\/p>\n

Speaker Ayaz Sadiq had extended the floor to Ayub Khan, signaling an opportunity for the opposition to voice their perspectives. However, the live transmission by\u00a0PTV<\/em>\u00a0was\u00a0suspended<\/a>\u00a0at that moment. This interruption did not go unnoticed; Deputy Speaker \u00a0Ghulam Mustafa Shah of the National Assembly swiftly intervened, directing\u00a0PTV\u00a0<\/em>to resume the live coverage of Ayub Khan’s address.<\/p>\n

During a National Assembly session on March 4, Ayub Khan\u00a0mentioned<\/a>\u00a0his previous speech was not broadcast live, contrasting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s fully live-streamed address. He highlighted that his speech, grounded in facts, faced interruptions, whereas Sharif’s did not. Ayub announced plans to move a privilege motion against this discrepancy.<\/p>\n

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In a notable session of the National Assembly on March 3 in Islamabad, the state broadcaster,\u00a0Pakistan Television (PTV),\u00a0abruptly halted the live broadcast of a speech by Omar Ayub Khan, a prominent member.\u00a0\u00a0of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-aligned Sunni Ittehad Council.\u00a0 This occurrence took place right after the newly-elected Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif\u2019s address, highlighting a dramatic [\u2026]<\/p>\n

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