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Chaos in Pak's Punjab Assembly after PTI members attack deputy speaker

The lawmakers from the ex-prime minister Imran Khan's party attacked Mazari and pulled his hair for changing his loyalty

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Press Trust of India Lahore
Ruckus erupted in Pakistan's Punjab Assembly on Saturday as lawmakers from the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) manhandled Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari when he arrived to chair the crucial session convened to elect the new chief minister of the province.
 
The lawmakers from the ex-prime minister Imran Khan's party attacked Mazari and pulled his hair for changing his loyalty.
TV footage showed Mazari was slapped, punched and dragged by the PTI members before the security guards managed to rescue him.
 
The PTI lawmakers brought "lotas" to the house and started chanting "lota, lota" (turncoats) as they lashed out at dissident PTI

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