NA told relief package for families of deceased employees to be announced soon
The National Assembly was told on Tuesday that uninterrupted gas supply was being ensured to the domestic consumers throughout the country.
Replying to a calling attention notice by Haji Muhammad Akram Ansari and others, Parliamentary Secretary for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahzadi Umarzadi Tiwana said that there was a shortage of 2,000 mmcf of gas and that load management of gas was being carried out according to the policy in the industrial sector. However, she said domestic and commercial sectors were being supplied gas on priority basis.
Shahzadi Tiwana said a mechanism can be evolved to facilitate the industry through LNG.
Responding to another call attention moved by Dr Shireen Mazari and others regarding the country losing the vote for the membership of Human Rights Council in Geneva, Minister for SAFRON Abdul Qadir Baloch said Pakistan remained member of the Council for three times. He said unfortunately Pakistan could not retain the membership for the fourth time despite best efforts. He said our missions in different countries made full efforts in this regard and the Foreign Office also wrote letters to different countries to seek their support.
He said that 120 countries assured their support but in the actual polling Pakistan could not secure the required votes. He said the missions had been directed to increase their efforts so that Pakistan may not face such defeat in future.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Sheikh Aftab Ahmed told the House that a new package for deceased government employees’ had been prepared and would be implemented soon after the approval of prime minister. He said enhanced financial assistance had been proposed in the package and employment to one of the children of the deceased employee had also been recommended.
The House, which transacted members’ private business, also adopted the resolution urging the government to take immediate steps for implementation of deceased employees’ package as announced by the prime minister with regard to the federal government employees. The resolution was moved by Tahira Aurangzeb.
The House passed a resolution moved by Muhammad Muzamil Qureshi saying that the government should take immediate steps for construction of new water reservoirs in order to tackle the water shortage in the country.
The House adopted another resolution moved by Sher Akbar Khan asking the government to take steps to establish a women university in Buner. Through yet another resolution adopted by the House the government was asked to take strict and immediate action against the sale of counterfeit drugs and medicines in the federal capital.
