Islamabad, May 16, 2023 (PPI-OT): Finance Minister Ishaq Dar says the coalition government has always tried to extend maximum relief to the masses bearing in mind the country’s international obligations and trends in the international market. Speaking in the National Assembly on Tuesday, he referred to the recent reduction made by the government in the prices of petroleum productions including thirty rupees per litre in diesel and twelve rupees per litre in petrol.
Ishaq Dar said reduction in the price of diesel is eleven percent and its price has been slashed from 288 to 258 rupees per litre. The Finance Minister urged the transporters to reduce their fares keeping in view the reduction made in petroleum products. He said responsibility rests with all including the provincial governments to ensure that the benefit of this relief reaches the common man genuinely.
On another points raised by Akbar Chitrali, Ishaq Dar said the government is working to promote Islamic banking in the country. He pointed out that a committee has been established for promotion of Islamic banking. The Minister said this committee comprising of eminent scholars is working on a fast track basis to further enhance the scope of Islamic banking which currently stands at twenty-one percent. He also alluded to the Islamic products introduced by some banks in the country.
The National Assembly was informed on Tuesday that awareness campaigns have been launched to check the spread of Monkeypox in the country. Parliamentary Secretary for National Health Services Shazia Sobia told the House while responding to a Calling Attention Notice that the SOPs and guidelines for this infectious disease are the same as those were for the COVID-19.
She said alerts have been issued to the hospitals to keep the suspected patients in isolation. The Parliamentary Secretary said two Monkeypox cases were detected on the 17th of last month and these patients were also kept in isolation. She said we are keeping an eye on the situation vis-a-vis this disease. Two bills were also laid before the House today.
These included The Askari Institute of Higher Education Bill and the Metropolitan International Institute of Science and Technology Bill, 2023. The chair referred the bills to the Standing Committees concerned. The National Assembly today passed the Contempt of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) Bill, 2023. It was moved by Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon.
The bill is aimed at condemning and awarding punishment for the actions that account for breach of the sovereignty and integrity of the Parliament in any form or shade. In his remarks, Minister for Education Rana Tanveer said this legislation was need of the hour, emphasizing that such laws need to be framed which further improve the functioning of the parliament.
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