There is an across the board support for Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Bill: Khawaja Asif
ISLAMABAD, Mar 29 (SABAH): Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has assured to address the complaint of gas load-shedding during Sehar and Iftar time.
Responding to the point of Agha Rafiullah in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he has already taken notice of this complaint and a meeting to address the issues will be held later in the day.
Meanwhile, the National Assembly was informed on Wednesday that agreements are being signed with different countries including those in Europe for the export of Pakistani manpower.
Parliamentary Secretary for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Agha Rafiullah told the house during question hour that an MoU in this regard had been signed with Germany.
The Parliamentary Secretary said special courts will be established to address the property related matters of overseas Pakistanis who are contributing to the socio economic development of the country through remittances.
Minister of State for Law and Justice Senator Malik Shahadat Awan said the government has taken practical steps and released special grants for the uplift of hockey. He said we have restored the departmental sports to enhance the talent pool.
National Assembly holds discussion on Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Bill, 2023
The National Assembly is holding discussion on Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Bill, 2023.
Earlier, the Bill was moved by Minister for Law and Justice Senator Chaudhry Azam Nazeer Tarar Advocate.
Speaking on the occasion, the Law Minister said it is a people-friendly legislation and the office bearers of bar associations have also supported this bill. He said the relevant standing committee also held threadbare discussion on the bill and cleared it.
In his remarks, Opposition Leader Raja Riaz Ahmed Khan noted that the bill would strengthen the judiciary and help provide justice to the common man. He said the bill also represents the aspirations of the legal fraternity.
Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman rejected the impression of a confrontation between parliament and the judiciary. She said enacting legislation is the right of the parliament.
Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said there is an across the board support for Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Bill, which is not aimed at usurping the powers of the judiciary.
He said the powers of one man rather are being devolved to the three judges of the Supreme Court.
The Minister said the mandate of the people and the constitution gives us the right to legislate. He said this legislation should have been done much earlier.