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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chairing a meeting of Joint Commission on China (JCC) to review progress on Pak-China Economic Corridor in Islamabad on August 16, 2014. The Prime Minister directed concerned authorities to start work immediately on Karachi-Lahore Motorway.
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Govt completes first year without enacting a single law
By Amir Wasim
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government completed its first year in power with a unique distinction – it did not enact a single law.
Although 11 bills were passed by the National Assembly in this period, apart from the finance bill for 2013-2014 (which does not require approval of the upper house), the current government could not get a single bill passed through the Senate and signed by the president. However, 12 ordinances were tabled in the first parliamentary year ending on May 31.
The PML-N enjoys a near-absolute majority in the National Assembly but cannot even claim a simple majority in the Senate, where the main opposition PPP holds a majority. The second parliamentary year is set to begin on June 2 and a joint sitting of both houses has already been convened.
According to data obtained from the National Assembly Secretariat, the lower house passed the finance bill in June last year, five bills in February this year, followed by three in March and two in April. These are currently awaiting debate in the Senate.
As many as 43 private members’ bills and 13 government bills were introduced in the National Assembly during the first parliamentary year. However, all 56 are pending discussion in standing committees.
On the other hand, the government tabled 12 ordinances, including four controversial anti-terror laws, before the parliament amid protests by opposition members.
A comparative analysis of this data reveals that the current parliament’s legislative performance in its first year has been quite poor as compared to the first year performance of parliaments elected since 1985.
In its first year of the government of Mohammad Khan Junejo, parliament approved 23 laws from March 20, 1985 to March 20, 1986. Benazir Bhutto’s first government approved 13 laws in its first year.
The first Nawaz Sharif government got 24 laws approved from parliament in its first year. During Ms Bhutto’s second tenure, parliament passed 33 laws in its first year in office.
Mr Sharif’s second government set a record when parliament approved 47 laws during its first year and a total of 74 bills were passed into law until Oct 12, 1999.
The previous PPP government managed to pass only four bills in its first parliamentary year.
Published in Dawn, May 29th, 2014
By Amir Wasim
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government completed its first year in power with a unique distinction – it did not enact a single law.
Although 11 bills were passed by the National Assembly in this period, apart from the finance bill for 2013-2014 (which does not require approval of the upper house), the current government could not get a single bill passed through the Senate and signed by the president. However, 12 ordinances were tabled in the first parliamentary year ending on May 31.
The PML-N enjoys a near-absolute majority in the National Assembly but cannot even claim a simple majority in the Senate, where the main opposition PPP holds a majority. The second parliamentary year is set to begin on June 2 and a joint sitting of both houses has already been convened.
According to data obtained from the National Assembly Secretariat, the lower house passed the finance bill in June last year, five bills in February this year, followed by three in March and two in April. These are currently awaiting debate in the Senate.
As many as 43 private members’ bills and 13 government bills were introduced in the National Assembly during the first parliamentary year. However, all 56 are pending discussion in standing committees.
On the other hand, the government tabled 12 ordinances, including four controversial anti-terror laws, before the parliament amid protests by opposition members.
A comparative analysis of this data reveals that the current parliament’s legislative performance in its first year has been quite poor as compared to the first year performance of parliaments elected since 1985.
In its first year of the government of Mohammad Khan Junejo, parliament approved 23 laws from March 20, 1985 to March 20, 1986. Benazir Bhutto’s first government approved 13 laws in its first year.
The first Nawaz Sharif government got 24 laws approved from parliament in its first year. During Ms Bhutto’s second tenure, parliament passed 33 laws in its first year in office.
Mr Sharif’s second government set a record when parliament approved 47 laws during its first year and a total of 74 bills were passed into law until Oct 12, 1999.
The previous PPP government managed to pass only four bills in its first parliamentary year.
Published in Dawn, May 29th, 2014
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Positive rating for the excellent effort, great find!!! Now tag all PMLN supporters and closet supporters............ just under that, tag all PTIian's and X-PTIan's! 
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ISLAMABAD: Economic experts have pointed out some basic contradictions in the Vision 2025 program unveiled by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday; they told the News there hardly any mention of the scheme in such official policy documents like the federal budget or Public Sector Development Program (PSDP).
As an example, the experts pointed to the first pillar of the scheme - social development – that is the last priority in the PSDP, while infrastructure is the last pillar of the Vision but first priority in the PSDP.
They believe it’s difficult to see how Vision 2025 is going to build a knowledge economy when the share of education - including that of the HEC - in the PSDP has gone down from 6% in 2013-14 to 5% in 2014-15.
Science and technology has also witnessed reduction of share in PSDP from 2% to 1%, whereas the growth projections in the Vision are dependent upon improved productivity and moving to high value addition.
Governance is another important pillar in the Vision, but its share is also halved from 2% to 1% in the PSDP. The scheme also talks about water security, but the share for such works in the PSDP has drastically reduced from 14% to 9%.
Meanwhile, controversy surrounds the actual publication and promotion of the Vision 2025 scheme.
Official sources have alleged that a particular advertising agency was awarded all contracts from invitation card printing to document publication without any competitive bidding process.
They also said that the exports target in the vision was envisaged at $150 billion, while ground realities show that Pakistan has recorded its lowest ever exports in the last quarter during four years in FY14.
During the first three quarters of the year, exports grew by an average rate of 3 percent but during the last quarter the exports recorded a negative growth of 2.3 percent. In addition the exchange rate appreciation in the last quarter cost the country millions of dollars in this sector.
In recent years, Pakistan’s jewelry exports have witnessed a tremendous boost but during they declined to just $324 million in FY14, as against $1.2 billion a year earlier, thereby losing $854 million worth of exports thus touching their lowest point in the last six years. Much of this can be attributed to the government’s decision to ban the import of gold.
The experts concluded that faulty exchange rate management has cost the country dearly as the benefits of GSP plus were totally marginalized by exchange rate obsession.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-New...flawed-experts
As an example, the experts pointed to the first pillar of the scheme - social development – that is the last priority in the PSDP, while infrastructure is the last pillar of the Vision but first priority in the PSDP.
They believe it’s difficult to see how Vision 2025 is going to build a knowledge economy when the share of education - including that of the HEC - in the PSDP has gone down from 6% in 2013-14 to 5% in 2014-15.
Science and technology has also witnessed reduction of share in PSDP from 2% to 1%, whereas the growth projections in the Vision are dependent upon improved productivity and moving to high value addition.
Governance is another important pillar in the Vision, but its share is also halved from 2% to 1% in the PSDP. The scheme also talks about water security, but the share for such works in the PSDP has drastically reduced from 14% to 9%.
Meanwhile, controversy surrounds the actual publication and promotion of the Vision 2025 scheme.
Official sources have alleged that a particular advertising agency was awarded all contracts from invitation card printing to document publication without any competitive bidding process.
They also said that the exports target in the vision was envisaged at $150 billion, while ground realities show that Pakistan has recorded its lowest ever exports in the last quarter during four years in FY14.
During the first three quarters of the year, exports grew by an average rate of 3 percent but during the last quarter the exports recorded a negative growth of 2.3 percent. In addition the exchange rate appreciation in the last quarter cost the country millions of dollars in this sector.
In recent years, Pakistan’s jewelry exports have witnessed a tremendous boost but during they declined to just $324 million in FY14, as against $1.2 billion a year earlier, thereby losing $854 million worth of exports thus touching their lowest point in the last six years. Much of this can be attributed to the government’s decision to ban the import of gold.
The experts concluded that faulty exchange rate management has cost the country dearly as the benefits of GSP plus were totally marginalized by exchange rate obsession.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-New...flawed-experts
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Not worth it, everyone knows this. I even once shared a video in which NS announced that he will complete the mission of my spiritual father Zia. These Nihari League guys won't listen to these things no matter what proof you show to them..
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We Nihari League goons were once much bigger supporter of Army and Gen Zia than anyone could imagine.....more than Nawaz Sharif could every think by himself.....bcz NS might support Zia for power or Interests.....We support Zia and Army in late 80s and early 90s for ideology......you kiddos of today don't have an iota of understanding about ours political maturity and bridges we crosssed till now....nuff siad......huunhhhhh
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We Nihari League goons were once much bigger supporter of Army and Gen Zia than anyone could imagine.....more than Nawaz Sharif could every think by himself.....bcz NS might support Zia for power or Interests.....We support Zia and Army in late 80s and early 90s for ideology......you kiddos of today don't have an iota of understanding about ours political maturity and bridges we crosssed till now....nuff siad......huunhhhhh
What political maturity and what bridges? I see u turns after u turns, nothing else. When you support Zia, the worst dictator in Pakistan's history, throughout of his life time and even after his death, you call it for ideology and hence claim to be politically mature. You even stopped supporting Zia after some time of his death, taking another u turn from you earlier stances.
But when IK supports Mushy for a short period of time, then opposed him during mushy's peak times and apologized to public for doing that, you call it political immaturity.
What standards you nihari league goons have..
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