ISLAMABAD: FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi while talking to the Media here at the Parliament House today held that 18th amendment should be revisited in order to run the country’s affairs effectively.
He maintained that keeping in view the resources the provinces should mobilize their resources and stop dependency on the center as much as possible.
The Foreign Minister said provinces should mobilize their resources to lower their dependency on the centre. According to him PTI government never intended to abrogate the 18th Amendment.
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Sindh Assembly to debate potential revocation of 18th amendment
By News Desk -April 15, 201983
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly will debate over the potential revocation of 18th Constitutional Amendment as per its agenda set for Monday afternoon.
Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah will give a policy statement on the matter of expected rescinding of the 18th amendment in the provincial assembly today.
After a long gap of 24 days, the session has been called wherein three detained assembly members will be brought from jails to attend the proceedings.
As per details, the production orders were issued for three assembly members including Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani.
A two-page agenda of the session was released which will be chaired by Speaker Durrani.
It is pertinent to mention that the reports about repealing 18th amendment by the federal government has been a pressing topic in the Pakistani politics.
Last week, Leader of the Opposition in Sindh Assembly Firdous Shamim Naqvi said the 18th Constitutional Amendment is not a religious document which can’t be changed.
He vowed that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government would bring a change to the amendment.
Govt not to finish 18th amendment
ISLAMABAD: PM’s Special Assistant on Media Iftikhar Durrani today said that PTI govt was not considering any proposal to roll back the 18th amendment.
While talking to a private news channel, he said, the present government was taking many steps to empower the provinces more and not considering any proposal to finish the 18th amendment. He said PTI came into power after a long struggle and taking decisions on its own will without taking dictation from anyone.
Durrani said the PTI in its last tenure in KPK through local body system transferred the powers to grassroots level for solving the problems of the common people at their doorsteps. The government wanted to empower the provinces and would announce NFC Award according to their fixed and announced share, he added
The entire nation including politicians would hopefully witness speedy development changes, economic prosperity and heavy foreign investments coming to Pakistan in the next couple of months. The SAPM said the Pakistan Peoples Party(PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), could not focus on streamlining the system while serving the country in their previous tenures.
He said that PTI government, under the dynamic vision of Imran Khan, was fully committed to resolving the problems of the provinces and poor people of the country.
Durrani said the PTI had set precedents in KP during its last tenure of government in the province. He said that the KPK following the PTI vision had taken the steps for depoliticizing police besides ensuring quality education and health system to the people of the area.
He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan wanted to ensure merit-based system at every level in the country. People belonging to any segment of society would see the drastic economic changes in Pakistan, adding that dream of PTI leader would come true in near future.
Relevant: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Youth Affairs Usman Dar Wednesday said the government had nothing any fear from opposition criticism and Pakistan Peoples Party was doing politics on the 18th amendment. He said the government was working for revamping national institutions which were badly destroyed during the last tenure of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government. He said Prime Minister Imran Khan was working to strengthen the national economy as well as all institutions. Usman Dar said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government was ruling center and three provincial governments due to its five years performance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and people of the country had shown their confidence on honest leadership of Imran Khan, adding that PTI would again make government in 2023 due to its performance. He said the incumbent government and its leadership were against the menace of corruption and fully committed to eliminating the menace from the society.
No roll back of 18th Amendment: President
ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi Wednesday trashed the apprehensions expressed by certain political figures about any possibility to roll back the 18th Constitutional Amendment, saying he did not see any plans in that regard.
The president, in an interview telecast by Aaj TV, categorically dismissed the fears over the 18th Amendment as unfounded. He also strongly negated the impression about the possibility of a change of foreign policy towards Israel, by maintaining that there would be no change in the stance taken by Pakistan after the 1967 conflict. “The Government of Pakistan still has the same clear stance and there is no debate or consideration over the country’s foreign policy towards Israel. How can one forget the oppression unleashed against the Palestinians and occupation of their homeland,” he added.
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