KARACHI – Sindh Assembly during its session today passed government bill2019 to repeal police act 1861 and revive police order 2002 amid strongprotest by the opposition parties.

The bill was presented by convener of the select committee of the house,Ismail Rahu on which member belonging to opposition benches protestedagainst the bill and tore up its copies.

Opposition members gathered in front of the dice of the Speaker and chantedslogans against the bill.

Later, members belonging to main opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, MQMPakistan and Grand Democratic Alliance walked out from the House.

Talking to media men in front of Sindh Assembly, opposition leader FirdousShamim Naqvi, Kunwar Naveed Jameel and Shehryar Mahar said the oppositionwill challenged the bill in the court of law.