ISLAMABAD:
National Assembly on Tuesday – last day of this is current session – extended Tax Law (Second Amendment) Ordinance 2022 for Period of 120 days, which drew sharp criticism from a Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) MP.
house met here with Speaker Raja Perwaiz Ashraf in chair. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Murtaza Javed Abbasi submitted a resolution to extend the ruling. However, Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali of JI criticized government.
He said that current coalition used to criticize the previous Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government for “rule the country by means of the sacraments,” but now they also do the same. Speaker agreed with dispute of Chitrali, director government bring the bill on resolution.
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) member Kadeer Khan Mandokhel raised issue of gas deficit in Karachi saying that new didn’t get in touch people of his constituency. Parliamentary Secretary for Petroleum Hamid Hameed responded that efforts were being made to contain the gas load shedding.
He said that the gas load management plan is being implemented. ensure serving to household consumers during preparation hours. Referring to exhaustion of gas reserves, he said work continues on study of new oil and gas reserves.
Hamid said that new policy will be formulated for new connection, adding that no work was done on infrastructure during last four years.
He said house what work on the pipeline was launched in Saidabad, while on another 20 km pipeline begin soon.
PTI dissident member Dr. Afzal Dhandla drew attention to the inaccurate survey. of in flood-affected areas in southern Punjab. Another dissident MP, Sardar Riaz Mazari, also moved attention notification on same issue.
“If the Punjab government spent wrong poll, it responsible for it, Federal Minister for This was stated by the representative of the Parliament Murtaza Javed Abbasi, instructing the National Department for the Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters to conduct a survey of in flood victims with in support of local legislators.
Nur Alam Khan said Punjab government treated them with hostility. “Fake cases are being initiated against us as well as [former Punjab speaker] Dost Mohammad Mazari clear example of political victimization,” he said. added.
Nur asked why government did not invoke Article 6 (high treason) against those who abuse state institutions. The Speaker noted that the Constitution of Pakistan is not allow anyone insult government agencies. Later, session was postponed indefinitely.
