ISLAMABAD: After drawing the opposition’s ire for approving 13 bills during the National Assembly session a day earlier, Defence Minister Pervaiz Khattak on Friday said the use of ordinances is allowed in the constitution.
The National Assembly session continued today amid a war of words between the treasury and the opposition benches on the Azadi March.
Meanwhile, PML-N leader Khawaja Asif, in his address, continued his onslaught against the government for hurriedly passing the 13 ordinances in the assembly.
Asif once again deplored the government’s actions, saying that the Constitution was violated in the assembly yesterday.
A new record was made in the Assembly session on Thursday as 13 bills were approved during a single session.
As members of the opposition chanted ‘ordinance unacceptable’ and tore copies of the bills presented in the parliament, ministers and parliamentary secretaries kept on presenting bills.
Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri was quick to accept the bills as they kept on coming. A record number of 13 ordinances were presented in one-and-a-half hour out of which nine were approved as bills. Among these were seven bills that were approved by the federal cabinet a day before through ordinances.