ISLAMABAD: Expressing annoyance and disapproval on t
he abse
nce of ministers, Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani on Friday stopped working and returned official protocol as chairman of
the upper house.
Raza Rabbani stopped working and returned official protocol as Senate chairman to protest against t
he abse
nce of ministers in
the upper house. He also canceled his scheduled visit to Iran on Saturday.
The chairman complained that the ministers do not attend the question-hour session in the Senate. He said that tensions bet
ween the government and opposition were risin
g. He directed the Senate Secretariat not to bring any official file to him as he is no longer a chairman.
“It seems that the government has some grudge against me,” Rabbani said and added that the Senate is being deprived of its constitutional role.
Rabbani offered the government to tender resignation from the chairmanship.
The ministers later attempted to approach Rabbani and convince him to resume his work as Senate chairman, but it did not work and the chairman left for home.
The Senate session was adjourned for an unspecified period.
