National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Wednesday said we were elected in the Provincial and National Assembly and the senate by the masses so that legislation may be made in accordance with their wishes.
He expressed these views while talking to senators, MNAs, ministers and MPAs belonging to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who called on him at the Parliament House.
The speaker said that masses have elected us to bring welfare in their lives to create peaceful society and to improve the economy of the country. He said that those nations cannot develop which do not create circumstances for peaceful living for people of their country. He further said that China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would bring development across the four provinces and it would also generate employment opportunities. MNAs and MPAs should put forth suggestions to trickle down the effects of the CPEC at the lowest ebb. He further said that by giving legal rights and autonomy to smaller provinces, we would eliminate the deprivation the people of these provinces and consequently they would play their role in the development and advancement of the country.
NA Speaker Asad Qaiser said that the entire nation has rendered a lot of sacrifices in the war against terrorism. He also mentioned that there was not a single home in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) which was not affected economically and socially by this war. He also mentioned that the nation had encountered the war bravely; subsequently Pakistan was respected and was known as a peace loving country in the world.
On this occasion, KP Finance Minister Taimur Salim Khan Jhagra briefed the participants regarding the Net Hydel Profit which was rewarded to KP. The participants also mentioned that KP had a lot of tourist places and it needs the attention of the federal as well provincial government. They also put forth suggestions for masses friendly legislation and for the progress of the provinces.
The meeting was attended by Religious Affairs & Inter-Faith Harmony Minister Noorul Haq Qadri, Leader of the House in Senate Syed Shibli Faraz, Taimur Salim Khan Jhagra, Special Assistants of KP Chief Minister on Industries Abdul Karim Khan, MNAs Ali Khan Jadoon, Muhammad Bashir Khan, Haider Ali Khan, Malik Anwar Taj, Sahibzada Sibghatullah, Engineer Usman Khan Tarakai, Muhammad Yaqoob Shaikh, Nafisa Inayatullah Khan Khattak, Prince Muhammad Nawaz, Muhammad Iqbal Khan, Shandana Gulzar Khan, Zille Huma, Senators Ayub Afridi, Aurangzeb Khan, Nauman Wazir Khattak, Muhammad Ali Khan Saif, Haji Momin Khan Afridi, Sitara Ayaz, Samina Saeed, Syed Zainullah Shah and others.
Published in Daily Times, January 31st 2019.
