Opposition Begins Emerging From Within Treasury.

LAHORE -- In absence of the Opposition which is having its own sessions at the Assembly chambers, the Treasury in the Punjab Assembly saw the very first sign of an 'opposition' emerging from within the party ambit during the general debate on the annual budget on Monday. It happened when the PML-N's Azma Zahid Bokhari took the floor to speak her mind on the provincial budget. Much to the astonishment of many in the House, she pointed out the absence of ministers from the treasury benches. She said most of the ministers were not present at a time when the members were giving suggestions to readjust the budgetary proposals for various departments. She asked the presiding chairman, Khalil Tahir Sindhu, to ensure attendance of the ministers during the budget debate. Also, when she talked about the poor law and order situation and the presence of many addicts on different points on Canal Road, Lahore, she noticed that no officer from the police or home department was there in the official gallery to take notes. 'It is a tragedy that there is no representative of police, home department to listen when a law and order issue is being discussed in the House,' she grumbled, assuming the role of a lawmaker speaking from the opposition benches. The points agitated by a treasury member during the budget debate on Monday are usually raised by the opposition members mostly for political point-scoring. It is but...