Participating in the budget debate, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, MNA Rao Muhammad Ajmal Khan urged the government and opposition benches to join hands for further improving agriculture sector in the country.
He said the government should enhance subsidy for the farmers community, adding that many other countries were offering maximum subsidy.
Taking part in the budget debate, MNA Fazal Hussain called for unity among the treasury and opposition benches to resolve the problems being faced by common man. He further stated that reforms were need of the hour in all the institutions.
Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) MNA, Syed Mustafa Mahmud appreciated the government for lowering the export tariff on electric vehicles for providing vehicles to the people on economic rates.
He said the foreign policy was interlinked with the domestic policy of the country and urged for the implementation of National Action Plan (NAP) in latter and spirit.
Participating in the debate, PTI MNA Sana Ullah Masti Khel praised the government for presenting pro-poor and people friendly budget under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan. He said that country was facing several challenges including Covid-19 pandemic and twins deficit of trade and financial sides.
He said that government has initiated number of programmes for the welfare of people in the country including Ehsaas Programme, Naya Pakistan Housing Programme and Kamyab Jawan Programme.
Sana Ullah said the government has announced interest free loans for the farmers which would help them stand their feet to promote agriculture sector.
He thanked Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar and Prime Minister Imran Khan for announcing Thal University which would provide an opportunity to local students to get higher education in own division.
PTI lawmaker said that first time in the history Prime Minister Imran Khan had given tough time to the mafia of sugar and wheat, while the previous governments of PPP and PML-N always backed these mafias.
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal Pakistan (MMAP) Lawmaker Maulana Muhammad Anwar appreciated the paramedical staff across the country for rendering valuable services during Covid-19 crisis.
He urged the government to provide clean drinking water for the people of his constituency and also improve road infrastructure in District Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Participating in the debate, PTI legislator said that Nafeesa Inayatullah Khattak said that in upcoming budget the government has increased the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) from Rs 650 billion to Rs 900 billion for sustainable growth in the country.
She said that “we are promoting ‘Knowledge Economy’ for introducing innovations in different sector of economy.”
Nafeesa Khattak said that the government has initiated the huge financial cover through the ‘Ehsaas Programme’ for low income people in the country.
She said that the government has also allocated more funds for the education and health sectors for investment in these two prime sectors.
The lawmaker said that there was need to bring reforms in Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). She said more professional should be hired in FIA to efficiently prevent money laundering adding that in future “We have to get rid from Financial Action Task Force.
Taking part in debate, PML-N MNA, Chaudhry Iftikhar Nazir stressed for joint efforts to bring reforms in agriculture sector.
He said the government and opposition should shun the politics of blames and work for the betterment of downtrodden segment of the society.
Participating in the debate, PTI legislator, Saif ur Rehman said that the present government had presented a balance budget which would benefit all the sectors including agriculture, poverty, trade and business.
He criticized PPP Sindh government for failing to provide basic facilities to the people of the province.
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