Govt's reluctance over FATA reforms bill triggers ruckus in NA
PTI, PPP and FATA lawmakers tore down copies of the day's agenda
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Disturbance was witnessed in the National Assembly as lawmakers from the opposition parties tore down copies of the day’s agenda over no presentation of the FATA reforms bill.
Lawmakers from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) protested against the delay in the provision of basic rights to the residents of tribal areas. FATA lawmakers also raised slogans for their cause.
In reaction, the Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Sheikh Aftab Ahmad responded that further consultation is required to table the FATA reforms bill. He told that the federal government will table the bill in near future after the necessary discussion.
The bill was supposed to be discussed today in the agenda. It was later not removed from the agenda at which the Opposition Leader Khursheed Shah and other members of the opposition staged protested.
In May, the FATA reforms bill was suspended in the Lower House, and Khursheed Shah had strongly condemned the government while accusing it of halting the bill through their allies.
The Opposition Leader will join Jamaat-e-Islami’s protest after it reaches Islamabad on the invitation of the party chief Siraj-ul-Haq.
Imran Khan had Saturday that his party will hold protests throughout the country FATA is not made part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
