Treasury, opp poles apart on islands issue
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January 12, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The treasury and the opposition in the Senate on Monday were poles apart on the issue of Sindh and Balochistan islands’ going into control of the Centre, as the former defended the move as constitutional while the later termed it a bid towards one unit.
Personal attacks and insinuations marred the proceedings, as the house resumed after a two-day break with Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani in the chair. The house had a discussion on the opposition’s motion on the alarming propensity of the federal government to usurp and subvert parliamentary and provincial rights guaranteed in the Constitution by attempting to rule the country by ordinances, especially the current case of attempted illegal land grab of Sindh and Balochistan’s islands as well as resources.
Treasury, opposition clash on islands issue in Senate
Top Story
January 12, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The treasury and the opposition in the Senate on Monday were poles apart on the issue of Sindh and Balochistan islands going into control of the Centre, as the former defended the move as constitutional while the later termed it a bid towards One Unit.
Personal attacks and insinuations marred the proceedings, as the house resumed after a two-day break with Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani in the chair. The house had a discussion on the opposition’s motion on the alarming propensity of the federal government to usurp and subvert parliamentary and provincial rights guaranteed in the Constitution by attempting to rule the country by ordinances, especially the current case of attempted illegal land grab of Sindh and Balochistan’s islands as well as resources.
Senator Raza Rabbani proposes intra-institution talks
In Senate, PPP leader says dialogue with govt off the table
Senator Raza Rabbani. PHOTO: EXPRESS
ISLAMABAD:
The Senate session on Monday saw the opposition criticising the government with former Senate chairman Raza Rabbani of the PPP saying that there was no point in holding dialogue with the government while talks between the state institutions were the only solution to take the state forward.
During the upper house session, chaired by Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, the senior PPP leader ruled out the possibility of any dialogue between the government and the opposition.
“Pakistan stands on a path where everything seems meaningless. It looks like the state has decided to expose all the fault lines without taking into account their effects on the federation,” Rabbani said.
British policeman to Bangabandhu: We had been praying for you
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By Anisur Rahman
DHAKA, Jan 10, 2021 (BSS) – A sense of fright had gripped the nation about the fate of Bangabandhu in Pakistani captivity in 1971.
But as he reached London hours after his freedom, an anonymous British police officer there made a simple one-line remark, suggesting that his safety was actually a concern of the ordinary people across the globe, as well.
“Sir, we had been praying for you.”
One of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s major aides in pre-independence years Dr Kamal Hossain told BSS in a recent interview about the background of the above remark as he was entering into Heathrow airport’s VIP lounge.