Naqvi criticises KP law requiring speaker’s nod for MPA arrest
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- Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has criticised a KP law protecting MPAs from arrest.
- The law requires the provincial assembly speaker's permission to arrest a legislator.
- Naqvi questioned the law's impact on equality and criminal justice.
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Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has strongly criticised the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government over legislation that shields Members of Provincial Assembly (MPAs) from arrest without the speaker's prior consent. The issue came to light after the KP Assembly Secretariat sent a letter to the provincial Inspector General of Police, Zulfiqar Hameed, reminding him of Section 11 of the KP Provincial Assembly (Powers, Immunities and Privileges) Act, 2026. In a social media post, Naqvi questioned the principle of equality before the law, sarcastically asking if police would need to wait for permission to arrest an MPA who had committed murder.
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Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has publicly criticised a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa law that requires the provincial assembly speaker’s prior permission for the arrest of a Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA), questioning its fairness and implications for the rule of law.
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Further details have emerged regarding the communication that prompted the Interior Minister's criticism. In a letter to Inspector General of Police (IGP) Zulfiqar Hameed, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Deputy Secretary (Administration) Ibrahim Khan formally reminded the police chief of Section 11 of the KP Provincial Assembly (Powers, Immunities and Privileges) Act, 2026, which mandates the speaker’s prior permission for the arrest or detention of a Member of Provincial Assembly.
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