Punjab Assembly Speaker Defends Move to Disqualify PTI MPAs, Welcomes Criticism

Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Ahmad Muhammad Khan defended his decision to seek disqualification of 26 PTI and allied Sunni Ittehad Council MPAs following their disruption of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s speech, suspending them for 15 sittings.He asserted he was upholding constitutional order—rejecting claims of silencing opposition—and said he “gladly accepts criticism” while emphasizing that protest rights don’t extend to vandalism or disrupting assembly proceedings