Islamabad: Around 60 per cent exploration of unapproved development projects has been reduced on the directives of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Preliminary Secretary Dr Ibadullah told the National Assembly during question-answer session on Friday.
Dr Ibadullah, while responding a question regarding health facilities in Islamabad, said the capital city’s ruler areas has more than 18 basic health units, pharmacies and dispensaries.
He said all health unites are equipped with basic facilities for mother and child healthcare, SIP and other general diseases. He added that people in these health units were being provided free of cast treatment and medicines.
Responding a question of Preliminary Secretary for Health Dr Mehreen Razzaq Bhutto, Dr Ibadullah said all house officers have been told, on behalf of interior minister, to be more vigilant and immediately entertain complaint of the journalist community.
He further informed the concerned officers have also been directed to increase patrolling of media houses and residential colonies of journalists in order to ensure their security.
As many as four cases were registered on the complaints of journalists in the past four years, whereas no case was registered against any journalist during that period.
The session was told that in order to reduce smuggling activities more than 79 check posts have been established on Pakistan-Iran bordering area in while 48 additional check posts were established on Pakistan-Afghanistan bordering area as well.
The session was also told that citizen from any part of the country can approach NADRA office in any tehsil and district and their every application will be entertained without any discrimination.
On a question regarding travel permit, it was told that the federal government usually issued a three-day visa for foreign businessmen.
Regarding blasphemy material on social media, the NA session was told that the government had approached the Facebook authority in the United States and had shared its reservations regarding the blasphemy material. The authority has promised with the PTA authority that any such material will be deleted.
On a question regarding illegal cutting of trees in Islamabad, the session was told that the competent authority had charged Rs277, 0752 from violators in the last four years.
‘No one has special quota for gas connection’, Preliminary Secretary Javed Akhlas told the NA session.
The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines limited (sngpl) receives 80,000 to 100,000 applications from Sindh every year and the company provides gas connections on first come first get basis. He made it clear that no one has special quota. He further informed that in Sindh, gas connection was being given within 45 days.
Work on Tapi gas pipeline has been started in general whereas Pakistan will start work on its side pipeline after Iran completes its due work. On question of attention, it was told that when Iran will complete laying its side pipeline, Pakistan will immediately initiate work on the gas pipeline.
Interesting exchange during NA session
“From your childhood, you are habitual of speaking loudly”, Deputy Speaker Murtaza Javed Abbas remarks, “It is a must, you have to take part in every matter of the NA”. If “Almighty Allah” blessed you with this opportunity to be here, you, at least, should be careful about its dignity, the deputy speaker adds.
Hamidul Haq responds, “You too need to be careful at least”. You are the creation of the same God, he adds.
The discussion session was in progress when members on the opposition benches started protest against the government for not issuing funds.
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