The government should be careful of the precedents, which it creates

It has become a given that the ruling PPP/C government does not respect the institution of Parliament. First there was the inactivity - a shutdown - of Parliament, when the election of the Leader of the Opposition should have occurred. In fact, during that time, in December 2025, President Irfaan Ali delivered a major national address on the lawns of the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, when he outlined his government five-year agenda. As the Speaker refused to convene Parliament to elect the Leader of the Opposition, it meant that members of opposition parties were excluded from that event. During the time of that Parliamentary shutdown, the…