Second day: Rumpus in NA over issue of new provinces

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Second day: Rumpus in NA over issue of new provinces

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Ruckus, walkouts are turning out to be routine matter during NAs debate over new province issue.

06 January,2012 01:25 pm

For the second day, National Assembly witnessed pandemonium when members of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) threatened to boycott session over non-inclusion of resolution regarding new province issue in the agenda.During session, MQM leader Hyder Abbas Rizvi expressed concerns over keeping the new province resolution, off the agenda.On the other hand, ANP leader Ghulam Ahmed Bilour while opposing Rizvi’s remarks said decision on separate province is liability of the provincial assemblies, adding that decision taken in NA will be assumed as unconstitutional.Federal minister Khurshid Shah stressed that MQM aims at sabotaging the western province issue.On this, Deputy Speaker Faisal Karim Kundi said no resolution or bill has been submitted by the provincial governments, which is why issue has not been included in the agenda.