Independent MNA from North Waziristan, Mohsin Dawar underlined the need for issuing production orders of all those parliamentarians who were in jail so that they could participate in the federal budget debate and represent their constituencies.
He said the government should further increase the minimum wage of laborers that had been fixed at Rs 20,000 per month declaring it “insufficient,” and asked for true implementation on it (minimum wage).
He was of the view that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was not getting its due share of net hydel profit as per the AGN Kazi committee formula, asking the federal government to ensure early payment of overdue amount.
Raja Khurram Nawaz of PTI congratulated Prime Minister Imran Khan and its economic team for presenting such a relief-oriented budget despite financial constraints caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
He said the PM had highlighted the Kashmir issue at all every fora in an effective manner that was not only being acknowledged by the oppressed people of Illegal Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir but the whole world.
He expressed confidence that the country would progress under the wise leadership of PM Imran Khan.
He said before the PTI government after coming into power improved the conditions of hospitals and basic health units of Islamabad, which were accommodating patients from adjoining localities including Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Nawabzada Iftikhar Ahmed of PPPP did not agree with the figure of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rate achieved during the current fiscal year, and said the inflation had increased that caused difficulties for the common man.
He asked the government to set up a university in district Muzaffargarh as the area was missing the facility and students were in its dire need.
He also highlighted the civic issues, including scarcity of water, being confronted by people of his constituency
Shaheen Naz Saifullah of PTI said the incumbent government had initiated massive welfare activities across the country to mitigate sufferings of the common man including housing, free-food centers Langar Khanas and shelters homes as the previous governments had been chanting hollow slogans of “roti, kapda aur makan (food, clothing and shelter)”.
She stressed the need for making collective efforts for national progress and development.
Sajid Mehdi of PML-N said the agriculture sector was considered the backbone of the national economy but it was unfortunate that no government paid due attention towards strengthening this sector during the last 73 years.
He called for evolving an effective mechanism to produce pesticides locally and promote research and development activities in the agriculture sector, besides bringing down the fertilizer prices to increase the agricultural production in the country.
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