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Proposing an amendment in Article 19A of the Constitution by adding a new clause 19B in the article, the party proposed that every citizen should have the right to social security which includes provision of financial resources or basic necessicities such as food, clothing and health coverage at the government’s expense.
The party has three senators in the upper house of parliament who jointly moved the proposed law as a private members’ bill terming it the 19th amendment.
The text of the bill said that the state “shall take all necessary steps to enforce the provision. If the state fails to enforce the provision, the person in need of social security may approach a sessions judge…or the nearest judicial magistrate who shall refer the case to authorities concerned for immediate resolution”.
The bill has been sent to the standing committee concerned for further discussion.
Senators from various parties condemned the shooting incident at the residence of Senator Zahid Khan in Dir in which his brother and two of his cousins were injured and a guard was killed.
Some senators said that Pakistan could now get Dr Aafiya Siddiqui repatriated in exchange for the accused Raymond Davis, who is involved in the murder charge of three persons in Lahore.
A number of senators from both sides of the aisle also moved a privilege motion against media reports that alleged that their degrees were fake. The motion was moved by Senators Afrasyab Khattak, Neelofar Bakhtiar, Babar Awan, Waseem Sajjad and Ishaq Dar. They asked Deputy Chairman Mir Jan Muhammad Jamali, who was in the chair, to send their motion to the house privilege committee.
“A few days ago, some news reports were circulating regarding degrees of honourable members, claiming they were fake. The reputation of these parliamentarians has been tarnished,” Khattak said. He added that he had been elected to the technocrat’s seat and had submitted all his documents to the Election Commission (EC).
Leader of the House Syed Nayyar Bukhari endorsed the motion and said that it should be sent to the privileges committee.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 1st, 2011.
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