Resolution for Ratification of Emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Presented in National Assembly; Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Reads Presidential Decree
ISLAMABAD: The Federal government officially submitted a resolution in parliament to get its administrative actions in K-PK ratified in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs read the presidential decree in the National Assembly.
In the course of the session, Speaker of the National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq called for a formal floor debate which is allowed under the Constitution and during which Members of the National Assembly discussed constitutional and security grounds for the declaration of emergency and Governor’s Rule under Articles 232 and 234.
The Senate session has meanwhile been convened at 4:00 PM for the presentation of a corresponding resolution to be approved under Article 232 for the approval. Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhry will present the resolution for the approval.
.Members of the National Assembly tabled the Presidential Proclamation on the theme of “Fit The Next Generation” and voiced their position on the matter.
The parliamentary affairs minister formally handed the presidential order to the house, ensuring the lawmakers act on the order within the constitutional timelines, which stipulate that the lawmakers must endorse the order after the executive declaration. A path forward for provincial stabilization:
Reaffirming the government’s decision outside the Parliament House, Prime Minister’s Advisor Rana Sanaullah said that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly will be restored in six months so that the province can elect a new Leader of the House and establish a democratic government again.
Addressing Political Vacuums and Terrorism: Sanaullah said that the federal government was on a proactive move to fill the political vacuum in KP and would not allow any political activity or agenda that would pose threat to the supreme interests of the nation in the fight against terrorism.