Members of the National Assembly on Thursday demanded the government take them into confidence regarding reports of the death of Afghan Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar.
While the government has so far neither confirmed nor denied the death of Mullah Omar, several members criticized it for keeping the MNAs in the dark over the issue.
“The government has kept us in the dark on this issue, but we need to know the truth,” Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr Shireen Mazari said in the National Assembly.
Meanwhile, with the devastating rains and floods reaping havoc across many parts of Pakistan, a notice put forward by MNA Syed Naveed Qamar brought into question the relief efforts being made by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
Minister for Climate Change Mushahidullah Khan informed the House that all efforts are being made to provide help to the flood affected people. “NDMA is busy coordinating relief activities in the affected areas,” the minister said, adding that “the government, political leadership and other people should come forward to help the affected people.”
Further, the minister pointed out that heavy rains and floods were the result of climate change, which were subsequent to global warming created by developed nations using fossil fuels.
The National Assembly also extended the Publication of Laws of Pakistan (Regulation) Ordinance, 2015, for a further 120 days. The resolution was moved by Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rashid.
Further, The Safeguard Measures (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015, The Countervailing Duties Ordinance, 2015, The Anti-Dumping Duties Ordinance, 2015 and The National Tariff Commission Ordinance, 2015 were also extended for a period of 120 days; by Minister of State for Interior Balighur Rehman.
