Special unit set up to facilitate tribesmen to get CNICs, NA informed

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Afridi on Friday said a special unit had been established to facilitate the people of tribal areas to get the computerized national identity card and address their issues relating to blocked CNICs.

“The federal cabinet at its meeting on Thursday framed a policy to address issue of blocked ID cards at the earliest,” he said while responding to a call attention notice in the National Assembly.

He said tribal people would be taken on board to address their genuine complaints and protect their rights.

Expressing the resolve to make the country a cradle of peace, Afridi said that no compromise would be made on the national security.

He said all the intelligence agencies and other relevant institutions were working in close coordination to ensure security of the people.

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Later, the House resumed discussion on “The Finance Supplementary (Amendment) Bill, 2018”.

Aliya Kamran said the present government had overburdened the people with more taxes.

She said the cut on development expenditures would increase unemployment in the country. She said the government should reduce the energy prices.

Minister for Power Division Omar Ayub Khan said the circular debt had reached 1300 billion rupees due to the flawed policies of the previous government which paid no attention towards addressing the issue of pilferage.

He said we had to increase the gas prices because of the circular debt in the petroleum sector. He said we have not imposed taxes on the poor lot and they will be protected at all cost.

She said Pakistan Peoples Party always established important institutions including that of Pakistan Steel Mills, and gave the country a unanimous constitution.

Asma Habib said that Finance Minister Asad Umer has presented a practical budget keeping in view the economic situation of the country.

Abdul Akbar Chitrali said the supplementary budget had already pushed up the prices of essential commodities.

Rana Tanveer Hussain said the PTI government had promised to give jobs to the youth but it had started the process of laying out employees from different organizations.

The House has now been adjourned to meet again on Monday at 4:30 pm.