LAHORE, May 22(ABC): A crucial session of the Punjab Assembly is being held today for which strict security arrangements have been made around the Assembly amid rising political tensions in Lahore.
PA Speaker Pervaiz Elahi called the session today, while cancelling the previous date of the assembly session scheduled for May 30.
The political situation intensified Sunday morning with the arrest of PA Director General for Parliamentary Affairs Rai Mumtaz after the announcement of an emergency session. The police has been directed to stay on high alert and a heavy police force has been deputed in the surroundings of the provincial assembly.
Police also barricaded different spots on Lahore’s Mall Road, including the routes leading from CM House and Aiwan-e-Iqbal to the PA.
The administration has closed the doors of the PA, while barbed wires have been placed in front of the assembly building. Punjab Assembly staff said that even they are not allowed to enter the Assembly building.
