A Pakistani legislator has reportedly accused his co-parliamentarians of indulging in immoral activities such as adultery, Mujras (dance parties) and consumption of alcohol and drugs.
Jamsheed Khan Dasti, a young independent legislator from Pakistan's southern Punjab claimed that such activities had become a custom at the parliament lodges, a block of flats that houses scores of MPs.
Dasti said that liquor worth around 50 million rupees is supplied in the lodges annually, while smell of Hashish in the corridors of lodges was a routine matter, adding that women of ill-repute were brought and even dance parties were held, the Nation reported.
The legislator challenged all parliamentarians to undergo a medical checkup to prove him wrong and claimed that he had evidence to support his allegations.
While Dasti's allegations invoked criticism from his fellow parliamentarians,
Speaker Ayaz Sadiq said that Dasti should have raised these issues in his chamber and asked him to provide proof of the allegations, saying that if proven right, action will be taken against those involved.