Federal National Regulations and Services Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said the ruling of the National Assembly speaker in Prime Minter Yusuf Raza Gilani’s case was according to the constitution and that the opposition should not criticise it. Talking to the media on Friday, she said the opposition had always appreciated the role of National Assembly Speaker Dr Fahmida Mirza but when she ruled on the prime minister’s case, the opposition started criticising her. “This role of the opposition is against the spirit of democracy,” she added. To a question on circular debt, she said, “We can reduce line loses in the power sector by introducing managerial reforms. The provincial governments can also contribute to reducing line loses by paying their dues.” She said Pakistan had made numerous sacrifices in the war against terror but that instead of its sacrifices being recognized, $33 million in aid was withheld. “The problems of the masses will increase with the cut in aid,” she added. She said in the Chicago conference President Asif Ali Zardari had openly expressed his views on Pakistan’s sacrifices in the war on terror.
