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08-07-2016, 05:46 AM
Asks if it is good governance that children are being kidnapped with impunity and kids being subjected to gang-rapes; Mushahidullah says free people never abide by discipline; great discipline in army is because of only saying ‘yes sir’; Dr. Jaffar calls for tabling military budget in Senate; says during 19 years of two military rulers, CCI meeting held only once
ISLAMABAD: Leader of Opposition in the Senate Ch Aitzaz Ahsan said the federation of Pakistan faced serious challenges of terrorism, sectarianism and intolerance, which needed to be looked into for their tangible solutions. He wanted the Senate to also take these up.
He was speaking at the Senate’s seminar: Challenges to the Federation and Role of the Senate.
He recalled that Sindh had taken lead to adopt a resolution for the creation of Pakistan. He said conflicts between the Centre and the provinces never augured well and the fall of Dhaka was also the result of a dispute.
Aitzaz said the federation and provinces also faced the challenges of poor governance and alleged that in Punjab one year budget for Lahore was Rs134 billion, whereas this much was for the entire Balochistan’s annual development projects, Rs6 billion for Faisalabad: a few millions had been allocated for Rahim Yar Khan.
He said the centre had ‘invaded’ a province with the law-enforcement agencies in disregard to its powers under Article 147.
He asked if it was good governance that children were being kidnapped from Lahore with impunity and kids were subjected to gang-rape, while ‘Chotu Gang’ was active and an impression was being given that all was running fine.
Aitzaz said for stability of Pakistan, democracy, federalism and parliamentary system were of crucial importance.
He pointed out how the Senate had effectively played its role in resisting a bill for establishment of system of Amirul Momineen in 1997 in the name of Shariah bill and then recently 50 amendments were got incorporated in the Cyber Crime Bill, which had already been passed by the National Assembly and still it was an imperfect law.
Speaking on behalf of the Leader of the House in the Senate, Raja Muhammad Zafarul Haq, the ruling PML-N’s Senator Mushahidullah Khan said free people never abide by discipline.
“There is great discipline in the army but that is because of only saying ‘yes sir’ and ‘** sir’. At Kakul, the children are disrespected and then say yes sir,” he said.
He said an element of fear was created in all militaries, including Pakistan Army, employing court-martial and other disciplinary measures while the concept of do more had crept into political parties as well.
Director Pakistan Study Centre, University of Karachi, Dr. Syed Jaffar Ahmad said even before the creation of Pakistan, the provinces existed and said a federation consisted of federating units, coined together through a social contract, which could be reviewed if and when needed.
He said military rules in Pakistan had caused considerable harm and added that military regimes could **t distinguish between unity and uniformity, adding a society could **t be a military institution.
“Military regimes may do many good things, but these can’t understand the federal system,” he believed.
He claimed during 19 years of two military rulers, there was just one meeting of the Council of Common Interests and NFC also faced serious hurdles. He called for tabling of the military budget in the Senate.
Former chairman Senate Syed Nayyar Hussain Bokhari said only strong provinces could guarantee a strong federation.
He said for harmony between the centre and provinces, institutions, namely CCI and NFC were created under the Constitution.
A feel of deprivation in a province, he **ted, would have negative impact on the federation.
Deputy Chairman Senate Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, Balochistan Assembly Speaker Raheela Durrani, Speaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Assad Qaiser and the Secretary Senate Amjad Pervaiz Malik also spoke on the occasion.
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ISLAMABAD: Leader of Opposition in the Senate Ch Aitzaz Ahsan said the federation of Pakistan faced serious challenges of terrorism, sectarianism and intolerance, which needed to be looked into for their tangible solutions. He wanted the Senate to also take these up.
He was speaking at the Senate’s seminar: Challenges to the Federation and Role of the Senate.
He recalled that Sindh had taken lead to adopt a resolution for the creation of Pakistan. He said conflicts between the Centre and the provinces never augured well and the fall of Dhaka was also the result of a dispute.
Aitzaz said the federation and provinces also faced the challenges of poor governance and alleged that in Punjab one year budget for Lahore was Rs134 billion, whereas this much was for the entire Balochistan’s annual development projects, Rs6 billion for Faisalabad: a few millions had been allocated for Rahim Yar Khan.
He said the centre had ‘invaded’ a province with the law-enforcement agencies in disregard to its powers under Article 147.
He asked if it was good governance that children were being kidnapped from Lahore with impunity and kids were subjected to gang-rape, while ‘Chotu Gang’ was active and an impression was being given that all was running fine.
Aitzaz said for stability of Pakistan, democracy, federalism and parliamentary system were of crucial importance.
He pointed out how the Senate had effectively played its role in resisting a bill for establishment of system of Amirul Momineen in 1997 in the name of Shariah bill and then recently 50 amendments were got incorporated in the Cyber Crime Bill, which had already been passed by the National Assembly and still it was an imperfect law.
Speaking on behalf of the Leader of the House in the Senate, Raja Muhammad Zafarul Haq, the ruling PML-N’s Senator Mushahidullah Khan said free people never abide by discipline.
“There is great discipline in the army but that is because of only saying ‘yes sir’ and ‘** sir’. At Kakul, the children are disrespected and then say yes sir,” he said.
He said an element of fear was created in all militaries, including Pakistan Army, employing court-martial and other disciplinary measures while the concept of do more had crept into political parties as well.
Director Pakistan Study Centre, University of Karachi, Dr. Syed Jaffar Ahmad said even before the creation of Pakistan, the provinces existed and said a federation consisted of federating units, coined together through a social contract, which could be reviewed if and when needed.
He said military rules in Pakistan had caused considerable harm and added that military regimes could **t distinguish between unity and uniformity, adding a society could **t be a military institution.
“Military regimes may do many good things, but these can’t understand the federal system,” he believed.
He claimed during 19 years of two military rulers, there was just one meeting of the Council of Common Interests and NFC also faced serious hurdles. He called for tabling of the military budget in the Senate.
Former chairman Senate Syed Nayyar Hussain Bokhari said only strong provinces could guarantee a strong federation.
He said for harmony between the centre and provinces, institutions, namely CCI and NFC were created under the Constitution.
A feel of deprivation in a province, he **ted, would have negative impact on the federation.
Deputy Chairman Senate Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, Balochistan Assembly Speaker Raheela Durrani, Speaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Assad Qaiser and the Secretary Senate Amjad Pervaiz Malik also spoke on the occasion.
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