ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has once again invited the opposition to sit with the government to sort out the issues and take the country forward on the path of development.
Responding to the points raised by Ali Muhammad Khan on cut motions in the National Assembly today, he regretted that his repeated offers for the Charter of Economy following the 2018 elections were never responded in a positive manner.
The Prime Minister lamented the bitterness in politics and questioned who is responsible for it.
Alluding to the excesses meted out to his family and the party leaders in the past, the Prime Minister said he does not want happening the same to the opposition.
He emphasized that justice should always prevail.
Meanwhile, the National Assembly has approved one hundred and three demands for grants pertaining to different ministries and departments for the next fiscal year.
These were moved by Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb.
No cut motions were moved on these demands for grants.
These were related to Defense Division, Communications, Federal Education and Professional Training, Climate Change, Economic Affairs Division, Geological Survey of Pakistan, National Heritage and Culture Division, Housing and Works Division, Human Rights Division, Industries and Production, Information and Broadcasting Division, IT and Telecommunication Division, Combined Civil Armed Forces, Inter Provincial Coordination Division, Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Division, Maritime Affairs Division, Narcotics Control Division, National Assembly, The Senate, National Health Services, Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Parliamentary Affairs Division, Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Division, Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division, Privatization Division, Pakistan Railways, Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Division, Science and Technology Division, States and Frontier Regions, Water Resources Division, Aviation Division and Commerce Division.
The National Assembly has also approved twelve demands for grants relating to the cabinet division, establishment division and the national security division.
Cut motions moved by the opposition on the demands for grants were rejected by the House.
