Overview
- A high-level opposition delegation led by National Assembly Opposition Leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai was stopped by Islamabad police at the Barakahu checkpoint while travelling to Rawalakot to join a sit-in.
- Senate Opposition Leader Raja Nasir Abbas says Sub-Inspector Naeem-ul-Hassan blocked his vehicle at the checkpoint, refused to let him proceed to his Satra Meel residence about two kilometres away, and behaved in a rude and discourteous manner.
- The privilege motion, filed by Abbas and addressed to Senate Chairman Yousaf Raza Gillani, argues the officer’s conduct amounted to a breach of Senate privileges and asks for the matter to be referred to the Privileges Committee and for legal and disciplinary action.
- Islamabad police told reporters officers were following instructions from senior officers when they stopped the delegation, a claim that raises questions about the police chain of command and operational orders.
- There has been no public report yet of a Privileges Committee inquiry or disciplinary outcome, and the case highlights a pattern of authorities restricting opposition movement during the Rawalakot protests and the limits of parliamentary redress.