(1) Subject to this Constitution, there shall be full freedom of speech in both Houses of the Federal Parliament and no member shall be arrested, detained or prosecuted in any court for any matter expressed or opinion given in the House.
(2) Subject to this Constitution, each House of the Federal Parliament shall have full authority to act and make decisions and only the concerned House shall have the right to decide whether any action of the House is regular or not. No question will be raised in this regard in any court.
(3) No commentary shall be made on any proceedings of any House of the Federal Parliament, doubting its good intentions, and no publication or broadcast shall be made knowingly false or misleading in relation to any matter spoken by any member.
(4) The provisions of sub-section (1) and (3) shall also apply to other persons who are entitled to participate in the meeting of the House except for the members of the Federal Parliament.
(5) No person shall be prosecuted in court for publishing any document, report, vote or action under the authority given by any House of the Federal Parliament. Explanation: For the purposes of this sub-section and sub-sections (1), (2), (3) and (4), "House" means the House of Representatives or the National Assembly and the term also refers to a joint meeting or committee or joint committee of the Federal Parliament.< br> (6) No member of the Federal Parliament shall be arrested during the period from the issuance of the notice that the session has been convened until the end of the session. However, this clause shall not be deemed to prevent any member from being arrested in accordance with federal law in any criminal prosecution. If any member is arrested in that way, the arresting officer shall immediately inform the person presiding over the respective house.
(7) Violation of privilege shall be considered contempt of the Federal Parliament and only the concerned House shall have the right to decide whether any privilege has been violated.
(8) If any person is in contempt of any House, the person presiding over the House concerned shall warn that person of the decision of the House,Imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or a fine of up to 10,000 rupees and such fine shall be levied on the same government debt. But if such a person apologizes to the satisfaction of the concerned House, the House may grant pardon or pardon or reduce the punishment already imposed. Six
(9) Other provisions regarding the privileges of the Federal Parliament shall be in accordance with the Federal Law.