NA approves 23 govt. demands for four Divisions worth Rs. 248.269 billion.

ISLAMABAD -- The National Assembly on Saturday approved a total of 23 demands for grants worth Rs. 248,269,842,000 for Interior Division, Industries and Production, Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Secretariat, National Food Security and Research Division and National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination Division.

Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar moved 10 demands for grants of Interior Division worth Rs. 172,479,640,000.

The cut motions were moved on eight demands for grants by the opposition lawmakers but all were rejected.

The House approved demands for grants worth Rs. 1,135,194,000 of Interior Division to meet expenditure during financial year ending on June 30, 2021; Rs. 5,854,041,000 in respect of other expenditure of Interior Division; Rs. 5,029,235,000 in respect of Miscellaneous Expenditure of Interior Division; Rs 9,933,189,000 in respect of Islamabad; Rs 2,964,943,000 in respect of passport organization; Rs 93,282,260,000 in respect of civil armed forces; Rs 11,311,962,000 for Frontier Constabulary; Rs 2,299,879,000 in respect of Pakistan Coast Guards; Rs 25,947,624,000 in respect of Pakistan Rangers; and 14,721,313,000 for development expenditures of Interior Division.

Parliamentary Secretary for Interior, Shaukat Ali responded to the queries raised by the opposition during their speeches on cut motions.

Moreover, the House also approved five demands for grants of Industries and FATF secretariat worth Rs. 11,215,460,000 by rejecting all cut motions on them.

The House approved demands for grant of worth Rs. 320,098,000 for Industries and Production division; Rs 952,354,000 in respect of other expenditure of industries and production division; Rs 9,058,905,000 in respect of miscellaneous expenditures of industries and production division; and Rs 800,000,000 in respect of capital outlay on industrial development.

The Lower House also approved demand for grant of worth Rs 84,103,000 for Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Secretariat. The House rejected all cut motions on aforementioned demands for grants.

Responding to the cut motions related to Industries and Production, Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar said that auto-mobile policy would be revised and all safety measures would be ensured in it.

He said ranking of Pakistan...