CPEC to usher in progress for Balochistan: Speaker NA.

ISLAMABAD -- Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser Saturday said that Balochistan and its issues had always been the top priority of the present government.

He said that the parliament and public representatives were the best option to put forth solutions for the socio-economic issues faced by the province and its people.

He said that the incumbent government resolved that Pakistan's development and its progress was attached with peace and progress of Balochistan .

He expressed these views while chairing the maiden meeting of the Special Parliamentary Committee on Balochistan here at the Parliament House.

The speaker said that the CPEC emanated from Gilgit-Baltistan and culminated in Balochistan increasing its significance, therefore, ensuring transfer of the real benefits of CPEC to the local people needed to be looked into by this parliamentary committee.

He said that issuance of executive order regarding immediate implementation of 6% employment quota in all federal departments expressed the seriousness of the Prime Minister Imran Khan for addressing the issues of Balochistan.

He said that parliamentary committees in the Parliamentary system across the world had recommendatory role to play and this committee would make its all-out efforts to recommend best possible solution of the issues faced by Balochistan.

In order to develop comprehensive Terms of Reference (ToRs), encompassing all the issues relating to Balochistan, the speaker appointed a four-member sub committee under the convenership of Dr. Fehmida Mirza, Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination. It was also decided that representative from Balochistan National Party and Minister for Defence Prevaiz Khattak would be specially invited to assist the sub committee while developing ToRs.

While expressing his point of view, the Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri appreciated the initiative of the speaker to constitute this special committee to resolve the issues. He mentioned that the government was seriously looking into the resolution of issues confronting peace and development in the province.

Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination, Dr. Fehmida Mirza said that Balochistan and resolution of its issues had always been the top priority...