Minister for Maritime Affairs
Participating in the budget debate in the
He said today was international seafarers day and the ministry had a plan to train maximum number of people as seafarers to send them abroad and work in foreign flag vessels.
He said
The minister said during his tenure,
Further, he informed that since 2010 no audit of KPT and Port Qasim had been conducted in the past and now the current government started the process of audit.
He said in March and April current year, record 270 vessels were handled by the port Qasim despite COVID-19.
The minister added that the whole world was passing through an unprecedented time when even the strongest economies were facing worst economic crisis.
However, he said the whole world was praising the Prime Minister
He said under Ehsaas package, Rs 12000 each were paid to over 10 million deserving families.
Moreover, he said attractive packages were also announced for
However, he mentioned,
Criticizing the worst situation of health and education sectors in Sindh province, the minister said the provincial government should focus it attention on these sectors.
Participating in the budget debate, Chief Whip and PTI MNA
Dogar said a balanced budget has been presented for the next fiscal year in face of the challenge posed by COVID-19 pandemic.
He expressed the confidence the government will deliver on its promises as per the expectations of the masses..
He said that
He appreciated Prime Minister
He also spoke about the shortcomings in the criminal justice system and stressed for effective legislation in this regard. Judicial reforms are very much crucial for speedy justice and for benefit of the people.
The PTI leader said that 32 percent of Punjab budget was allocated for South Punjab during this fiscal year to fulfill the promises made with the people of that region.
PTI government saved the taxpayers' money and the austerity campaign was adopted by the Prime Minister House and the Governors' Houses, he added.
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He said the growth could not be achieved by cutting the development outlay. He said 'we need to invest in science and technology to take forward the country."
He said that the government had failed to devise a clear policy on coronavirus and locust. He said that nothing had been announced by the government to improve the confidence of investors.
He said that China Pakistan Economic Corridor was the engine for the development of the country but unfortunately the government had failed to focus on it.
The PML-N leader said the government had not allocated an enough amount to carry out programmes for development of remote areas.
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He was of the view that coronavirus pandemic had badly affected the country's economy.
He also appreciated the government coronavirus policy and said the opposition parties had politicized the COVID-19 issue. He condemned the atrocities unleashed by the Modi government against Muslims in
He said that Ehsaas Emergency Cash program was started by the government to provide assistance to poor people and daily wagers who got badly affected by the COVID-19.
He stressed the need for national unity to successfully tackle the challenges confronting by the country. The PML-N lawmaker asked the government to decrease the prices of fertilizers and electricity for the farmers.
Ajmal said the agriculture sector should be supported to ensure food security in these difficult times.
He said the aircraft and other equipment should immediately be procured to fight locusts. He said apart from reducing input costs of the farmers, support price should be announced for the major crops.
Parliamentary Secretary for National Health Services Dr
She said there were currently 129 laboratories across the country where the testing capacity for coronavirus has significantly been enhanced.
Nosheen said budget for health and education should be increased as drastic reforms specifically in health sector was need of the hour.
She asked the opposition to cooperate with the government in legislation process to bring reforms in the health sector.
He also called for focusing on development of agriculture sector as it was vital to overall economic development in the country.
'The present government brought the economy out of deep crisis at a time when the economy was at the verge of being default as predicted by the world financial institutions,' she added.
She said it was a pro-poor, pro-business and pro-agriculture budget. She said the government launched Ehsaas Emergency Cash Program to save the people from starvation.
She demanded to announce reasonable increase in salaries of the government employees.
She said that all the international financial institutions and world leaders had appreciated the Ehsaas Emergency Cash program launched by the incumbent government to provide financial assistance to poor people.
She said the government's policies were aimed at protecting the poor segments of the society.
He suggested supporting the policy of import substitution by producing local made edible items including edible oil seeds to minimize the trade deficit.
He stressed for doubling exports and remittances to steer the country out of current economic challenges. He said technical education should be imparted to the youth so that they could exploit job opportunities both at home and abroad.
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The government was also bringing reforms in the institutions, he said while citing a visible improvement in
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