The Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat has said the government is committed to eradicate all types of terrorism from the country and nobody will be allowed to create law and order situation in any part of the country.
Concluding debate in the National Assembly on Thursday on an adjournment motion regarding recent killings in Karachi and assassination of Mufti Shamzai, he said the Sindh government has been directed to take stringent measures for the safety of the life and property of the people and restore peace in the city.
He said some elements want to destabilise the country by creating law and order situation but the government is committed to foil their nefarious designs and they will not be allowed to play with the lives of the innocent people.
The Interior Minister said the recent wave of terrorism is not only the issue of Karachi but it is of the national importance, as terrorists want to play with the integrity of the country.
Faisal urged the opposition to not politicise the situation and give solid proposals to combat this wave of terrorism.
While speaking on the adjournment motion Amin Fahim said there is no rule of law in Sindh particularly in Karachi and innocent people are being killed daily.
Hafiz Hussain Ahmed criticised the government policies and said the security agencies have failed to control terrorism. He also criticised the government policies in tackling the situation in Wana.
Liaquat Baloch was of the view that the current wave of terrorism may harm incoming investment in the country and urged the government to take appropriate measures to control the situation.
He alleged that the provincial governor is a controversial man and he is not interested in restoring peace in Karachi instead of involving in rigging in the bye-elections.
The Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Muhammad Raza Hayat Hiraj on Thursday introduced the Federal Public Service Commission Amendment Bill, 2004 in the National Assembly.
The house referred the bill to the concerned Standing Committee of the House.
Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri informed the National Assembly during a question hour on Thursday that Pakistani experts have inspected the design of the Dam on invitation of the Indian government and it was found not in conformity with the provisions of Indus Water Treaty.
In-charge Minister for Population Welfare told the House that Pakistan's population growth rate has been ``reduced significantly' due to the measures taken by the government during the last three years and it has gone down to 1.9 percent.
Health Minister Naseer Khan said there are 2.5 million registered Tuberculosis patients in the country, and due to efforts of the Ministry this number is reducing.
Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat to a question told the House that 37.67 million citizens have applied for computerised National Identity Cards and out of these, ID cards have been issued to 37.40 million people so far.
The Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Chaudhry Nauraiz Shakoor responding to a calling attention notice said that the Prime Minister has directed the gas transmission companies to expedite the process of provision of natural gas connections to the consumers all over the country.
He said these companies have been directed to provide one hundred thousand gas connections to the consumers annually.
The calling attention notice was moved by Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali, Rana Asif Tauseef, Sahibzada Fazal Karim, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and Muhammad Pervaiz Malik.
The Minister for Social Welfare informed the National Assembly that under the food support programme, Rs 3.3 billion have been disbursed among over 1.13 million deserving people in Punjab during the last three years.
The opposition staged a token walkout from the House when the Parliamentary Secretary for Interior did not reply to a question about the issue of allegedly wearing uniforms of Chitral Scouts by Aga Khan Force, performing guard duties at various places in Chitral District.
The House was adjourned to meet again on Friday at 10 am.
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