Opp blames Govt of harassing workers

ISLAMABAD—PML-Q and MQM Parliamentarians staged a token walk out from National Assembly against harassment of political workers and involving them in false and fabricated cases. while speaking on the calling attention notice, MQM Parliamentarian, Ghulam Haider Samcho said that ruling government was harassing their political workers and filing false and fabricated cases against them.
Later on the request of Federal Minister Naveed Qamar, Opposition parliamentarians ended their token walk out and joined the house. MNA Farzana Raja retorted about harassment of PPPP workers and office bearers since last five years. “But we observed a lot of patience and tolerance”, she maintained.
MNA Mehreen Anwar Raja said that opposition has forgotten their days of nine-year reign when they used to harass the PPPP workers and even tried to compel them to quit their party. Advisor to Prime Minister on Interior, Rehman Malik has said that nobody would be allowed to adopt the routine and culture of violence in country. While sympathizing with parents of four-year-old rape victim in Gujranwala he said that responsible persons would be given exemplary punishment. He assured Opposition brotherly relations and said that PPPP believes in promotion of aura of reconciliation in the country. The PM, Yousaf Raza Gillani has thanked the cooperation he was receiving from opposition, including the fact that opposition fully reposed its confidence in him during vote of confidence.
Addressing the session of NA, he expressed his deep resolve to repose his trust and confidence in opposition citing the alliance of PPPP and PML-N as a living example of such endless possibilities. Referring to opposition’s query regarding control of crimes, he said that masses had many hopes pinned to this situation, and these issues have to be redressed.
He specifically issued on hand directives to interior advisor to stem the tide of crime wave and also requested opposition to observe patient since these matters took time to settle down.
The federal minister for trade Shahid Khakan Abbasi has informed that in order to meet the wheat requirement, 1.54 million ton of wheat has been imported during the current year. Speaking in N.A during the question hour, he also informed that an expense of U$. 779.3 million worth of foreign exchange was spent the import, while during the FY 2007-8, 1.35 thousand tons of wheat was imported, mostly from USA, Australia, Canada, Russia, Argentina and Brazil and blamed the wrong policies of former government for wheat crisis.
During his speech in N.A he also informed that there was a complete ban on wheat export from Pakistan, and PM has graciously increased the support price of wheat, in order to encourage farmers to grow more wheat
The federal finance minister has cautioned about another wave of inflation to a tune of 8.9%, while advisor to interior minister informed that during 2006-2008 approximately six million passports have been issued.
The federal privatization minister Naveed Qamar informed that during past four years, 29 official units were sold, which yielded Rs. 34455.95 million. During a call-to-attention notice, the minority MNA of PML-Q, Akram Masih Gul reminded the House, that minorities had supported the resolution condemning the blasphemous publications against The Holy Prophet (PBUH).—Agencies