MNAs to get Rs 10 m development funds

ISLAMABAD,—Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday announced Rs 10 million development funds for the ongoing fiscal year for all the members National Assembly irrespective of party affiliation. Chairing a parliamentary party meeting of the ruling coalition at the Parliament House, the Prime Minister said his government wants to take along every member of the august house in the development of country, irrespective of party affiliation. The Prime Minister referred to Tuesday’s decision of the ECC of lifting inter-district ban on wheat and said that soon a meeting would be convened to consider lifting inter-provincial movement of wheat and to stop smuggling of atta. He said the government was working to frame a comprehensive food and agriculture policy, to be announced shortly, which would give incentives on fertilizers and tractors. He said the cabinet has already held three while ECC two meetings to discuss these issues. The parliamentary meeting also thoroughly discussed the current electricity shortage in the country and the Prime Minister stressed for short term and long term measures to curb the power and energy shortage in the country.

—Agencies