ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the parliament has the authority to pass laws to enhance administrative affairs.
He asserted that Pakistan’s constitution served as a guarantee for the preservation of institutional balance. Speaking to an 18-member delegation of women lawmakers from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), who had come to visit him in this location, the prime minister praised their active participation in the legislature.
“Women make up 51 percent of the total population of the country, so their participation in the legislative process is crucial,” he said, adding that the government was working to include women in all fields. He claimed that the government had taken numerous measures to advance women’s status during his administration, including passing laws protecting their rights.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday assured that the government would address the issue of gas load-shedding during Sehr and Iftar, being faced by consumers in different parts of the country.
The prime minister, responding to a point of order raised by Member of National Assembly Syed Agha Rafiullah, told the House that he had already taken notice of the matter.
He told the House that he had also summoned the meeting to be held later in the day, to discuss the issue of gas load-shedding. “We will leave no stone unturned to address this issue,” the prime minister assured the House.
Earlier, on a point of order, the parliamentarian from Karachi’s Malir area drew the House’s attention to the problem of gas load-shedding being faced by the people, particularly those of Karachi, during Sehr and Iftar.
He said though the prime minister had already taken notice of the situation, the Sui Southern Gas Company needed to be directed to resolve the issue and provide uninterrupted supply during Sehr and Iftar. Moreover, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said the development of Balochistan, particularly Gwadar, was among the priorities of the government.
The prime minister, in a meeting with Member of National Assembly Aslam Bhootani, who called on him here, said Gwadar also possessed great importance with regard to China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Aslam Bhootani informed the prime minister about the problems and the ongoing development projects in his constituency also consisting of Gwadar and Lasbela.
PM Shehbaz assured the MNA to resolve all the problems being faced by his constituency. The overall political situation of the country was also discussed in the meeting.
