PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Friday passed three bills while The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ministers (Salaries, Allowances and Privileges) (Amendment) Bill,2022 was among five bills presented in the House.
The passed bills included, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Ombudsman Amendment Bill, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Infrastructure Development Cess Bill and The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Regularization of Services of Employees of Settlement Operations and Revenue Academy Bill,2022.
The other bills tabled in the house included The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ministers (Salaries, Allowances and Privileges) (Amendment) Bill,2022, The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Transportation by online Ride Hailing Company Bill,2022, The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Resolution of Commercial Disputes Bill,2022, The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Forest (Amendment) Bill,2022, The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Establishment of Information Technology Board (Amendment) Bill 2022 and The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Emergency Rescue Service (Amendment) Act,2022.
In the proposed KP Ministers (Salaries, Allowances and Privileges) (Amendment) Bill,2022, the KP government has allowed use of helicopters and airplanes to ministers and bureaucrats on government expenses on the instructions of the Chief Minister. It further said the CM could hire an aircraft or helicopter from open market or requisition it from Pakistan Air Force or Federal Government for official use at the cost of Government.
PA unanimously adopts resolution to
condemn Indian parliamentarians’ blasphemy
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution to condemn blasphemous remarks by ruling Indian BJP parliamentarian and demanded of the government to cut diplomatic and trade ties with India unless it sought apology.
The joint resolution tabled by the provincial Minister for higher Education Kamran Bangash, said that respect and love to Holly Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was part of Muslims’ faith and any blasphemy could not be tolerated.
It said that blasphemous remarks by BJP leaders were very condemnable. The resolution suggested the provincial government to discuss this serious issue with federal government to not only summon the Indian High Commissioner for protest over this shameful act but also severed diplomatic and trade ties and boycott all Indian products unless it sought apology and award punishment to those involved in the blasphemy.