Pakistan, July 8 -- Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Ahmad Khan on Monday defended his move to file a disqualification reference against 26 opposition members of the provincial assembly (MPAs) over "unparliamentary conduct".

Addressing a press conference in Lahore, the speaker said he has always tried to fulfill his responsibilities as a good custodian of the House.

Malik Ahmad's presser comes days after he filed disqualification reference against 26 PTI-backed opposition MPAs with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

The disqualification reference was filed following the unrest during the Punjab Assembly budget session when opposition members raised slogans and disrupted the proceedings.

In an order dated June 27, the speaker, whi...