THE right of the Parliament to legislate will be upheld ,, allied parties

 Meeting of heads of allied parties in Presidency‏

Islamabad, August 3, 2012:

A meeting of heads of allied parties was held at Aiwan-e-Sadr Friday night with Co-Chairman PPP President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in chair.



The meeting was attended among others by Senator Ch. Shujaat Hussain, Senator Haji Muhammad Adeel, Senator Afrasiab Khattak, Dr. Farooq Sattar, Senator Babar Khan Ghouri, Senator Abbas Khan Afridi ,  Mr. Munir Khan Orakzai and Mr. Hameedullah Jan Afridi.



Mr. Qamar Zaman Kaira, Federal Minister for Information & Broadcasting and Spokesperson to the President Senator Farhatullah Babar were also present during the meeting.



Briefing about the meeting, Spokesperson to the President Senator Farhatullah Babar said that Prime Minister gave a detailed overview to the meeting on the current power situation in the country. The PM said that the energy situation was steadily improving and expressed the hope that the crises will soon be overcome.



The spokesperson said that the President directed that the cabinet decision about Zero duty on the import of Solar panels should be implemented without delay so as to encourage the growth of solar power and reduce pressure on power sector. The President also advised that the small dams being built in various parts of the country should be completed on priority basis. In this connection, the progress of work on Munda Dam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was also discussed and the President advised that difficulties in the way of its implementation should be overcome on an urgent basis, the spokesperson informed.



The meeting was also briefed by Mr. Qamar Zaman Kaira, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, who had been specially sent to Muzaffargarh to report on the damaged power pylons. Mr. Qamar Zaman Kaira informed the meeting that the damaged high voltage power pylons had been restored and the power that was disrupted has been restored to the national grid.



The meeting also decided that special measures be taken to address the issues of traders and businessmen in Karachi and curb the menace of extortions with an iron hand regardless of the political affiliations of those involved in it.



The spokesperson said that current situation was also discussed and the meeting expressed its resolve that the right of the Parliament to legislate will be upheld and this right will not allowed to be compromised no matter what the odds and the cost. The power to legislate under the Constitution belongs to elected representatives alone, the meeting reiterated unequivocally.



In the context of the present situation, the spokesperson said that the meeting said that there was even greater need to remain united and firm. It resolved to remain united and firm and face the emerging challenges with unity, force and conviction.