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ISLAMABAD:
National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Saturday requested Balochistan parliamentarians and public representatives to counsel options to the socio-economic issues being confronted by the province and its individuals.
Chairing the maiden assembly of the particular parliamentary committee on Balochistan within the Parliament House, Qaiser stated that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) emanated from Gilgit-Baltistan and culminated in Balochistan, which elevated the importance of the province.
“Balochistan and its points are all the time a precedence of the incumbent authorities,” he stated. “Parliament and public representatives are the best choice to place forth options to the socio-economic points confronted by Balochistan and its individuals,” he stated.
“Pakistan’s progress is linked to peace and progress in Balochistan,” Qaiser stated, stressing the necessity for the committee to look into the issues associated to making sure switch of the true advantages of CPEC to the native individuals.
Committees within the parliamentary system the world over, Qaiser stated, performed a recommendatory position, subsequently, this committee would make all-out efforts to suggest the absolute best options to the problems confronted by Balochistan.
The speaker talked about that the issuance of an government order, concerning rapid implementation of 6% employment quota in all federal departments, underscored the seriousness of Prime Minister Imran Khan in direction of addressing the problems of Balochistan.
On the event, the speaker shaped a four-member sub-committee, headed by Dr Fehmida Mirza, to develop complete phrases of reference (ToRs) encompassing all the problems associated to Balochistan. It was additionally determined {that a} consultant from the Balochistan National Party and Defence Minister Prevaiz Khattak could be invited to help the sub-committee in growing the ToRs.
Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri appreciated the initiative of the speaker to represent the particular committee.
He famous that the federal government was significantly wanting into the decision of the problems confronting peace and growth within the province.
Mirza, the inter-provincial coordination minster, instructed the committee that Balochistan’s points had all the time been the highest precedence of the parliamentarians.
She identified that complete ToRs had been important to make the committee simpler. Khattak stated that the federal government had taken numerous steps to mitigate the grievances of the individuals of Balochistan.
Representing Balochistan National Party (BNP) chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal, National Assembly lawmaker Agha Hassan Baloch contended that the problems of Balochistan had been getting intense since 2006 and wanted to be redressed forthwith.
He referred to as for inspecting the suggestions, proposed after a gathering between earlier parliamentary committee, headed by Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, and late Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 28th, 2020.
