–No law repugnant to Islamic teachings passed, thousands of questions answered
ISLAMABAD: The parliament, in its first year, enacted seven laws while seven ordinances were laid in the National Assembly.
As many as 21 bills were introduced in the National Assembly and Senate, respectively.
According to the special report launched by the government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on its performance of the first year, the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs helped run parliament in a smooth manner.
The National Assembly completed its one year and undertook important legislative business from August 13, 2018, to August 6, 2019.
The sessions of parliament were called on time and as per parliamentary calendar target of obligatory days was met. No law repugnant to Islamic teachings was processed and draft bills “injurious to national interest” were not accepted.
The bill for Prime Minister’s Question Hour was moved.
Twelve reports were laid in National Assembly and 13 in the Senate.
In one year, thousands of questions pertaining to various ministries were answered in the National Assembly and Senate.
The major achievement of parliament was 26th Amendment — an amendment in the Election Act 2017 for delimitation of constituencies in former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
The ministry strictly followed the austerity drive of the federal government. There was zero expenditure on Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Mohammad Khan, as he did not use government vehicles and no expense was incurred on tea and entertainment.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan supervised the work for the resolution of grievances of the public. The minister resolved 68 per cent of the written complaints addressed to the prime minister.
A total of 33,968 complaints were received and 22,946 or 68 per cent of them were resolved while 11,022 cases were under process.
The grievances were received from provinces of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Islamabad, Azad Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan and from overseas Pakistanis.
