Islamabad: The implementation commission on 18th amendment has
rejected the demand of PML-Q in which new ally of the government asked
not to transfer the proposed dissolve ministries to provinces, sources
said on Saturday.
According to reliable sources, the commission
warned if it was disturbed in its functioning than court could be moved
by any member.
Sources told that the nominated member of
commission by the Prime Minister, PML-Q leader Wasim Sajjad has
demanded in the meetings of commission that process of transferring of
those ministries which directly relate with federation should be barred
and haste should not be made in this regard. One member of the
commission told Online that Wasim Sajjad aim was to protect seats
ministers of his party which had been allocated to them in reward of
joining the collation government but Senator Sajjad has faced
resistance within the commission, he added.
The members of ANP
and Baloch parties of the commission warned that the process of
transferring of benefits including dissolve ministries should not be
delayed and if it happened, it would against the constitution.
On
query, Senator Wasim Sajjad told Online that he did not oppose the
devolution of ministries to provinces but the ministries which related
to federation should remain to central government. He explained that
ministries like Health, Drug control, Food and agriculture should not
be fully devolved to provinces. Wasim Sajjad said that his party was
now ally of the government therefore the prime minister made them part
of this commission to hear their opinion.
Meanwhile the
meetings of commission held on Saturday headed by Mian Raza Rabbani
discussed the matters related with ministry of Minority Affairs, Food
and Agriculture which would remain with Federal government. The
commission wanted to complete its work by the end of June therefore
daily meeting were being held in this regard, Online learnt. Online
