LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday passed a unanimous resolution against a report by parliamentarians from the United Kingdom in favour of Ahmadi community, terming it a conspiracy against Pakistan and Muslims.
The report 'Suffocation of the faithful' compiled by some members of the British Parliament has blamed Pakistan for the "exploitation" of Ahmadis and cruelties against them under the state patronage, but it did not include Pakistan's version.
The resolution moved by PML (Q) MPA Abdullah Yusaf Warriach, former speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal, Syed Hassan Murtaza, Sami Ullah Khan and Malik Ahmed Khan. The resolution reads: "The All-Party Parliamentary Group has blamed Pakistan for cruelties against Ahmadis under the state patronage and asked the UK government to make financial assistance to Pakistan conditional with acceptance of recommendations of the report.
It also demanded the government of Pakistan to amend laws in favour of Ahmadis and give them permission of preaching in the educational institutions, though Pakistan's point of view was not included in the report. This House recommends to the federal government and the Foreign Office to get the report withdrawn from the UK Parliament so as the conspiracy against Muslims and the sovereignty of Pakistan could be foiled, and if not rooted out, this conspiracy would not only hurt the emotions of Muslims all over the world but also would cause beginning of a new fitnah in the country."
The resolution also condemned the incidents of discretion of Holy Quran and the publication of blasphemous sketches in Sweden and France. Punjab Assembly also unanimously passed a resolution demanding that two-way dual carriage way should be constructed to connect Kartar Pur to Nankana Sahib through motor way.
The resolution presented in the House by PML (N) MPA Ramesh Singh Arora said that this House recommends that federal government should construct two-way carriage way to connect holy lands of Sikh community Kartarpur and Nankana via Sialkot - Lahore motorway as existing roads are in very bad conditions.
The House also passed a unanimous resolution presented by PML (N) MPA Safdar Shakir; according to which for the agricultural development of the province and farmers it is necessary that such type of seeds of cotton, wheat and sugar cane should be prepared which not only increases the agricultural production but also protect the crop from the disease.
The House also passed a unanimous resolution for the exemption of agriculture tax and agriculture loans for the people of the area of tehsil Bhera and tehsil Bhalwal in district Sargodha whose crops were destroyed due to flooding.
Meanwhile, speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervez Elahi dispose of the resolution presented by PML (N) MPA Chaudhry Iqbal Gujarat demanding a university for the third biggest city of the country Gujranwala after minister Higher Education Punjab Raja Yasir Humayun said that the government is planning to establish university in Gujranwala next year.
Earlier, while speaking on a point of order, parliamentary leader of Pakistan People's Party Syed Hassan Murtaza criticized the government for changing Inspector General Police Punjab. He also said that when chief minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah changed Inspector General Police Sindh the PTI-led federal government severely criticized him.
He said chief ministers of other provinces also the right of changing IG's of their provinces. He further said Punjab is being held hostage by the PTI government. In Punjab, Murtaza alleged that IG's were used for political purposes.
PML (N) MPA Sami Ullah Khan while speaking on a point of order said that a record number of IGs were transferred by this government in just two years. Sami said that only four IGs were changed in the five-year tenure of PML (Q) and 9 IGs were transferred in ten years of PML (N).
Responding to the criticism of the opposition members, Law Minister Punjab Raja Basharat said that changing of IG in the province is the legal and constitutional right of chief minister Punjab. He said Punjab is far more better than Sindh insofar as governance in both the provincial is concerned. Speaker Punjab Assembly Pervez Elahi said that changing of IG Punjab is the constitutional right of chief minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2020
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