ANP wants provincial autonomy, just distribution of resources: Zahid.ISLAMABAD, June 26, 2009 (Balochistan Times) -- Awami National Party The Awami National Party (ANP, Awami meaning People) is a leftist political party in Pakistan. The Party is mostly famous among the Pashtuns of Pakistan in NWFP, Balochistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Western Punjab, Northern Areas. (ANP ANP atrial natriuretic peptide. ANP atrial natriuretic peptide. ANP Atrial natriuretic peptide, see there ) Friday urged the Special Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reforms to take up the issue of provincial autonomy and just distribution of resources between the federating units on priority. The committee should not limit itself to repeal The Annulment or abrogation of a previously existing statute by the enactment of a later law that revokes the former law. The revocation of the law can either be done through an express repeal of 17th Amendment and the proposals for legislation for provincial autonomy should be made on priority. If the committee does not ensure provincial autonomy, we would review our decision to remain a part of the committee, warned Central Secretary Information of the ANP Senator Zahid Khan khan Historically, the ruler or monarch of a Mongol tribe. Early on a distinction was made between the title of khan and that of khakan, or “great khan.” Later the term khan was adopted by the Seljuq and Khwarezm-Shah dynasties as a title for the highest in an exclusive interview with the reporter. Terming the distribution of resources and the issue of water sharing among provinces a root-cause of lack of provincial autonomy, the Senator said the federation should now take steps to ensure provincial rights. It is time ripe to go for provincial autonomy. The inter-provincial row would not come to end until and unless rights are given back to the provincial governments. The issue would worsen wors·en tr. & intr.v. wors·ened, wors·en·ing, wors·ens To make or become worse. worsen Verb to make or become worse worsening adjn if we turn a blind eye to the problem, remarked the ANP leader. Advocating his viewpoint, the Senator said under the water sharing accord, this was a provision that if any province do not uses his share of water, any other province could do so. However, he said, the latter would have to pay for it. But we have no information which province has been using our waters as we have not been paid for it. Moreover, the government should also build new dams to address the water issues, he added. When asked why the registration of the Internally Displaced Persons Any person who has left their residence by reason of real or imagined danger but has not left the territory of their own country. (IDPs) had been abandoned as thousands were yet to be registered, the ANP leader said the reason for ending the registration process was massive multiple registration. The registration of the IDPs has been closed as there have been multiple registration. Moreover, he said, the government wants to shift its focus on rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. stage. Zahid Khan added that the registration for new IDPs was still open and they were being provided relief. On the demand of Saraiki and Bahawalpur Provinces, Zahid Khan the government should bow to the demands and will of the people. If the people of the region want another or more provinces, the government should bow to their demands. However, prior to that the issue of provincial autonomy should be resolved once and for all, he added. Zahid Khan said the state did not give provincial rights in past 60 years and now it was high time for the rulers to correct the historic wrong. (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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