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05-21-2016, 07:03 AM
Babak terms KP govt performance worst; Anisa Zeb Tahirkheli Says BoK scam report to be presented in House
PESHAWAR: Finally the much-awaited Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ehtesab Commission (amendment) Bill, 2016 was tabled in the provincial assembly as the opposition challenged the government claims of transparency and good governance in the province.
Law Minister Imtiaz Shahid Qureshi presented the bill, which according to the agenda was to be passed from the house. But the minister requested Deputy Speaker Dr Mehr Taj Roghani, who presided over the session, to refer the bill to the select committee so that any amendments proposed by the opposition could be adjusted instead of passing the bill in a hurry. The speaker referred the bill to the select committee.
Awami National Party (ANP) parliamentary leader Sardar Hussain Babak on a point of order criticised the government’s performance and said it had failed to deliver.
He termed the three-year performance of the government as worst in the history of the province. He added that ******rs of the Provincial Management Service were on strike and teachers and local government representatives were holding protests. He claimed there were ** funds to pay the salaries of government employees. He asked why the government was reluctant to bring its own MPA and ex-minister Ziaullah Afridi, who is in jail, to the assembly.
He challenged the claims of good governance and accountability. Sardar Hussain Babak asked said why the issue of the Bank of Khyber (BoK) was put on the back-burner and the inquiry report about the alleged irregularities in the bank was **t presented in the assembly.
He said the government should **t make the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ehtesab Commission a toothless body.
Sardar Hussain Babak said that the Bok scandal should be probed through a judicial commission instead of a ministerial committee. He alleged that a conspiracy was being hatched to privatise the BoK and the bank was being sold to someone from Karachi.
However, Minister for Mines and Labour Anisa Zeb Tahirkheli said the report of the inquiry committee about BoK scandal was submitted to the cabinet and it would soon be presented in the house.
Senior Minister Inayatullah categorically dismissed the impression that BoK was being privatised. He said that former minister Ziaullah Afridi was brought to the house from prison and was given the chance to present his point of view. The minister said the budget shortfall was because of the federal government as 90 percent of the budget of the province depended on funds from the Centre.
He said the federal government owed Rs 70 billion to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on account of its share in the net hydel profit and this money wasn’t being paid. However, he added that the federal government had promised to release Rs25 billion. He added that there would be ** cut in the funds of the local governments.
Education Minister Atif Khan said the provincial government faced budget deficit because the federal government was **t releasing funds to it.
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PESHAWAR: Finally the much-awaited Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ehtesab Commission (amendment) Bill, 2016 was tabled in the provincial assembly as the opposition challenged the government claims of transparency and good governance in the province.
Law Minister Imtiaz Shahid Qureshi presented the bill, which according to the agenda was to be passed from the house. But the minister requested Deputy Speaker Dr Mehr Taj Roghani, who presided over the session, to refer the bill to the select committee so that any amendments proposed by the opposition could be adjusted instead of passing the bill in a hurry. The speaker referred the bill to the select committee.
Awami National Party (ANP) parliamentary leader Sardar Hussain Babak on a point of order criticised the government’s performance and said it had failed to deliver.
He termed the three-year performance of the government as worst in the history of the province. He added that ******rs of the Provincial Management Service were on strike and teachers and local government representatives were holding protests. He claimed there were ** funds to pay the salaries of government employees. He asked why the government was reluctant to bring its own MPA and ex-minister Ziaullah Afridi, who is in jail, to the assembly.
He challenged the claims of good governance and accountability. Sardar Hussain Babak asked said why the issue of the Bank of Khyber (BoK) was put on the back-burner and the inquiry report about the alleged irregularities in the bank was **t presented in the assembly.
He said the government should **t make the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ehtesab Commission a toothless body.
Sardar Hussain Babak said that the Bok scandal should be probed through a judicial commission instead of a ministerial committee. He alleged that a conspiracy was being hatched to privatise the BoK and the bank was being sold to someone from Karachi.
However, Minister for Mines and Labour Anisa Zeb Tahirkheli said the report of the inquiry committee about BoK scandal was submitted to the cabinet and it would soon be presented in the house.
Senior Minister Inayatullah categorically dismissed the impression that BoK was being privatised. He said that former minister Ziaullah Afridi was brought to the house from prison and was given the chance to present his point of view. The minister said the budget shortfall was because of the federal government as 90 percent of the budget of the province depended on funds from the Centre.
He said the federal government owed Rs 70 billion to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on account of its share in the net hydel profit and this money wasn’t being paid. However, he added that the federal government had promised to release Rs25 billion. He added that there would be ** cut in the funds of the local governments.
Education Minister Atif Khan said the provincial government faced budget deficit because the federal government was **t releasing funds to it.
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