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The Punjab House (PA) witnessed a second consecutive day of heated exchanges on Monday over the proposed Punjab Control of Habitual Offenders
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PA row deepens over habitual offenders' proposal
The Punjab House (PA) witnessed a second consecutive day of heated exchanges on Monday over the proposed Punjab Control of Habitual Offenders Proposal 2026, with House chairperson Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan refusing to allow debate on the legislation, saying it had not yet formally come before the House.
The House chairperson directed that a copy of the draft proposal be submitted to the Parliamentary Affairs Secretary and the House Secretariat for further consideration, effectively deferring discussion on the controversial suggested strategy.
The assembly session, which began nearly two hours behind schedule, was dominated by rivals protests over the proposed legislation before members resumed debate on supplementary finance demands.
Rivals Head Moin Riaz Qureshi strongly criticized the draft proposal, calling it unconstitutional and alleging it was intended to suppress political opponents and curtail liberty of expression.
"The Punjab Control of Habitual Offenders Proposal 2026 is against fundamental freedoms and will be the final nail in the coffin of democratic traditions and liberty of expression," he stated, claiming the province intended to use the statute to silence dissent.
Drawing comparisons with the National Anti-graft bureau (NAB) statute introduced during a previous Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) province, Qureshi contended that the governing faction had itself suffered under legislation it had once enacted.
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