Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Shahbaz inciting parochialism

Qaira has said the Punjab CM was inciting parochialism in the guise of politics. Talking to media after the meeting of the Federal Cabinet, Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said the PM apprised the Cabinet that he has received a letter from Registrar of the Apex Court through the Attorney General in which the Supreme Court has sought information about progress on implementation of National Reconciliation Ordinance. The Federal Cabinet was informed that Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf had received the Supreme Court Registrar’s letter in the NRO implementation case and forwarded it to the Ministry of Law. He said the Prime Minister has sent the letter to the Law Ministry to take the cabinet into confidence on the issue. Qamar Zaman Kaira said that the Law Minister informed the cabinet that under Rule sixteen of the Rules of Business‚ the matter should be forwarded to the cabinet for approval. He said the PM directed the Law Minister to give a quick response. He said that the even a special meeting of the cabinet can be convened‚ if necessary‚ to finalize the issue. He said the federal cabinet approved that there would be no load shedding at Taraveeh‚ Sehar and Iftar timings during Ramazan. He said the federal cabinet also approved Rs 2.5 billion rupees Ramazan Package and 57000 utility stores throughout the country will offer subsidy on a number of daily use items. The Information Minister said the cabinet approved in principle to increase quote for non-Muslims in the National and provincial assemblies proportionate to their population.

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