Interim report of Karachi plane crash as well as some other reports of previous crashes to be submitted tomorrow: Sarwar Khan.

ISLAMABAD -- Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan has said that an interim report into Karachi plane crash has been prepared.

Making a policy statement in the National Assembly today, the Minister said he has also discussed the interim report with Prime Minister Imran Khan.

He said the commitment made with the people and the parliament regarding making the report public will be fulfilled. He assured that the interim report of Karachi plane crash as well as some other reports of previous crashes will be submitted tomorrow (Wednesday).

Earlier on Monday the National Assembly resumed its session at the parliament house in Islamabad with Speaker Asad Qaiser in the chair.

At the outset, the house offered fateha for two Pakistani soldiers martyred in Waziristan and the departed souls of Mufti Naeem and Allama Talib Jauhari as well as those who died of coronavirus. One minute silence was also observed over the death of former minority MNA George Clement.

The chair in his remarks welcomed the reopening of airports in the country saying it will help ensure early repatriation of overseas Pakistanis stranded abroad.

Later on the house continued discussion on the budget for next fiscal year. Participating in the budget discussion, Chauhdry Muhammad Barjees Tahir emphasized the need for construction of Diamer Basha Dam saying it is important for the future of Pakistan. He said India should stop human rights violations in occupied Jammu and Kashmir. He called for resolution of Kashmir dispute in accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions.

Adviser on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan said Pakistan has a principled stance on Kashmir dispute that its resolution lies in plebiscite under the umbrella of United Nations. He said Modi is a usurper and his policies have put the regional peace at stake. He said the present government has effectively raised the Kashmir dispute at the international for a.

Andleeb Abbas said the present government has made the highest allocations for education sector. She said we are also giving priority to the health sector and five mother and child care hospitals are being established in different districts. She said the world institutions are hailing the improvements made by Pakistan in business sentiment and macroeconomic policymaking since the 2018 general elections.

Hina Rabbani Khar said the PTI government is giving development funds to its own members but not those belonging to the opposition parties. She was...

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