May 31, 2019 9:47 PM

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Bilwal Bhutto accuses Pakistan govt of targeting opposition, judiciary

<span style="color: #222222;">Pakistan's Opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari accused the government of targeting everyone from judges to parliamentarians through "underhand tactics". </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">His statement came after the Parliament witnessed a raucous as two lawmakers were arrested for allegedly inciting an attack on a military check post.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The trouble during the National Assembly session began after minister of state for parliamentary affairs, Ali Muhammad Khan, labelled the two lawmakers as "agents of Afghan intelligence" and said they should be expelled from Parliament.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Ali Wazir and Mohsin Dawar are are accused of inciting local people to attack the Kharqamar military check post in North Waziristan district on Sunday which resulted in the killing of at least three civilians.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Bilawal, the chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), stood up to record protest against Khan's remarks. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">But several lawmakers of the ruling Pakistan Tehreeki-i-Insaf (PTI) raised slogans. The opposition also surrounded Deputy Speaker and continued protest until the proceedings were adjourned.  The enraged Opposition later demanded a probe by Parliament into the Kharqamar incident. </span><br />''  

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