Despite his disqualification as the National Assembly (NA) speaker, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq is still enjoying official privileges and powers whereas Acting Speaker Murtaza Javed Abbasi is performing superficial duties.
According to sources in the NA Secretariat, Sadiq recently proposed names for a parliamentary delegation supposed to visit Moscow and will also be proposing names for the upcoming sessions.
As per sources, the matter of resignation of MNAs from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement is also lingering just because Acting Speaker Abbasi has no powers and is only assigned to meet diplomats and allowed to sit in the Speaker’s chamber for important sessions.
Besides PS Mushtaq and Director General (Protocol) Anwar Siyal, the secretary to speaker, Syed Matila, is also busy in Sadiq’s by-election campaign in the NA-122 constituency.
The special telephone normally given to the NA speakers is still with the former speaker. Likewise, Sadiq is using the official vehicle for his by-election campaign by just replacing its official number plate.
