Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday filed a privilege motion in National Assembly against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif. The motion has been filed against Asif for 'misrepresenting' the comments made by the government regarding former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's health.

Chaudhry said that Asif misquoted the government in the National Assembly saying, "Let Nawaz Sharif die".

He also noted that Islamabad High Court said that the federal and provincial governments had no objection to Nawaz Sharif's bail.

He also stated that lying on the floor of National Assembly is violation of the privilege of the House, and the matter should be discussed by the National Assembly Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business.

On Thursday, the PML-N leader said an indemnity bond worth Rs7 to 7.5 billion was nothing but the government must not go blind with its politics of victimization and should allow Sharif to go for treatment abroad.

Speaking in National Assembly, Asif warned the government once again if anything happened to Sharif, the government would be held responsible. "Nawaz Sharif does not want to leave the country. But his [Sharif] medics told him that they have done whatever they could do for his treatment. Pakistani medics cannot treat him here any further. When Nawaz Sharif agreed to leave the country, the government started conspiring against him," Asif had alleged.

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