Over Rs44 billion spent on war on terror in five years, NA told
In a written reply submitted by the Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, the House was informed that out of total Rs44 billion were spent, with Rs23.8 billion in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) alone.
The House was told that approximately Rs3 billion were spent in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) and over Rs8.5 billion were spent in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). It further stated that over Rs7 billion were spent by Punjab Rangers and total of Rs1.6 billion spent in Balochistan.
The money spent in ICT was more than the amount spent in K-P, FATA, Punjab and Balcohistan combined.
Resolutions passed
National Assembly passed a unanimous resolution assuring Pakistan's continued political, moral and diplomatic support to the just struggle of the people of Jammu and Kashmir for their right to self-determination enshrined in UN resolutions.
The resolution, moved by Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Chaudhry Barjees Tahir, lauded the valiant people of Jammu and Kashmir for resisting Indian occupation despite brutal atrocities being perpetrated by the Indian security forces.
The House on Monday also passed a resolution condemning the recent attack on Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman in Quetta.
Development projects in Balochistan
Parliamentary Secretary for Planning and Development Syed Muhammad Saqlain informed the House that currently the work on different development projects at a cost of Rs40 billion were underway in Balochistan.
Remittances
Parliamentary Secretary for Finance Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan told the House that during the 2013-14 fiscal year, total remittances sent by overseas Pakistanis were $15.83 billion.
The government is taking necessary steps to steps to stop overseas Pakistanis from sending money through illegal channels, the secretary added.
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Resolution, by it's implied meaning is the resolve of an individual or group of individuals to do something tangible whose results can be used to gauge next target and level for progressing one self. Passing resolutions just to make yourself feel good and make simpletons believe that government is working on something concrete is pretty much analogous to overweight people making resolution they will work out and eat healthy the following year and never do so. Why pass so many resolutions when you can do nothing about it. You will get more accolades, local and global attention and praise if you pass resolutions on something achievable 1. Eradicating polio 2. Domesticating extremist elements and saving the Pakistani youth from evils like jihad 3. Focus on improvising Business infrastructure to empower Pakistani youth with financial independency 4. Protect the whites in Pakistan's green flags 5. Do away with laws which can be easily abused / misused such as blasphemy law. 6. Have trade relationships with neighbors, even if that means giving MFN status to India.
That will be worth your time Mr senators. But again, I understand that old habits die hard.
The story has part of the problem in it. How many people actually live in Islamabad and what disproportionate amount is spent on them? God Help us if we ever try to find out what it was actually spent on? And the poor people in KPK and especially FATA, who have almost lost everything, get relatively nothing. That is part of the problem! If the ruling junta spends money and creates jobs and opportunity where it is needed, I am sure a lot of people would be discouraged from ruining theirs and others lives with the menace of terrorism.
Pakistan needs to spend more. It is not spending but an investment to get the scourge of terrorism and reclaim the name of Islam not as a religion of intolerance and terrorist but peace loving and respectful of all people, of all faiths, and all sects, and all classes. Only then Pakistan will prosper once they get ride of Hafeez Sayeds, Talibans, militants, right wing religious nut heads.