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PAC seeks report on steps for safe motorways journey
July 20, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) sought a report from the Ministry of Communication over the steps taken to make the journey safer on Motorways which are in a state of disrepair.
The meeting of the PAC was held with the chair of its Chairman Rana Tanveer Hussain to examine the audit paras related to Ministry of Communication for the year 2018-19 and report of Auditor General (AG) on access of the computerised record of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for the purpose of audit as well as report of the FBR on tax exemptions in the name of Fata/Pata but the Eid holidays atmosphere prevailed in the meeting.
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Proceedings of NA adjourned for 10 days
July 20, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The proceedings of the National Assembly (NA) on Monday were adjourned for 10 days without executing any business.
Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri announced to adjourn the House till July 30 soon after offering Fateha for departed souls ex-Sindh chief minister Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, martyred soldiers and other following the national anthem.
Only three opposition members Syed Naveed Qamar, Rana Tanveer Hussain, Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali and a few government parliamentarians were present in their seats when the deputy speaker read adjourned orders. None of the members pointed out the lack of quorum in the House. The ongoing session is being held to complete 130 mandatory days in a parliamentary year.
NA Speaker wants ‘competitive profitability’ for tobacco farmers
July 20, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser called for close scrutiny of the existing policy framework for the tobacco farmers, urging all the stakeholders to eliminate hurdles to provide competitive profitability to them.
While presiding over a meeting of the National Assembly’s Special Committee on agricultural products on Monday at Parliament House, Asad Qaiser said, “The problems of cotton and tobacco growers would be tackled on priority in the next meetings of the special committee on agricultural products and an all-out effort would be made to ensure that the farmers to receive decent profit for their toil.” Reports said the tobacco farmers from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had written letters to the Speaker of the National Assembly regarding their concerns, requesting him to end their sufferings.