ISLAMABAD: The Law Minister, Mr Abdul Hafeez Peerzada, today [May 29] assured the National Assembly that the Government stood by its commitment to put Yahya Khan to trial, but had postponed the trial because of its international implications for the time being. He gave the assurance during a discussion on the admissibility of an adjournment motion … moved by Jamaat-i-Islami’s Mahmood Azam Farooqi on the subject yesterday. The motion was ruled out of order after a 30-minute debate during which the House heard some of the most unparliamentary expressions that have so far been uttered in the House.

Rising to oppose the admissibility of the motion … the Law Minister … said the Government had repeatedly pointed out … that “there is no love lost between Yahya Khan and ourselves.” The movers of the motion, he said, would be well advised if they did a little bit of searching of their own hearts to see if there was any love lost between Yahya Khan and the Jamaat-i-Islami. Mr. Farooqi shouted “Who took Yahya Khan to Larkana.” Then there was a shouting bout and what could be understood from the galleries was most embarrassing. — Correspondent

Published in Dawn, May 30th, 2023