The only way to get the country out of the economic quagmire is technology, Tanzeela Umma Habiba, the supply of ice and heroin is increasing, Muhammad Hussain. (Photo file)
Karachi: A bill to prohibit interest on private loans was presented in the Sindh Assembly.
The session of Sindh Assembly started on Friday with a delay of one hour and ten minutes under the chairmanship of Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani. In the meeting, Sindh Chief Minister’s Special Assistant for Information Technology Tanzeela Uma Habiba said that the only way to get the country out of the economic quagmire. There is technology. Information Communication Technology Board has been established in Sindh, now after this board is formed we will be able to work with the market as well.
He said this while answering various written and supplementary questions of the members during the question period related to Information Communication Technology Department in Sindh Assembly on Friday.
Labor Minister Saeed Ghani has said that the government of Sindh has issued a notification for the price of wheat at Rs 4000 per maund in the province. Member of Arif Mustafa Jatoi said while replying to an attention notice.
Arif Jatoi said that the Sindh government has failed to issue a notification regarding the minimum support price for the current crop of wheat.
PTI’s Saeed Afridi in one of his attention-grabbing notices pointed out that the price of food items in the province has increased greatly, on one hand factories are closing down, on the other hand inflation is increasing.
Saeed Ghani said that the government of Sindh is aware that people are worried due to inflation. He said that the country has been in trouble ever since the previous PTI government entered into an agreement with the IMF.
Adiba Hassan of PTI said in her attention notice that the law and order situation in Karachi is getting worse. Saeed Ghani said that the Chief Minister of Sindh has held meetings on street crime.
Meanwhile, a bill to prohibit interest on Sindh private loans was presented in the Sindh Assembly session on Friday. Provincial Minister Saeed Ghani said that the purpose of this bill is to try to control usury in the province. Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani sent the bill to the concerned committee for further consideration.
In addition, during the proceedings of the Sindh Assembly on Friday, MQM Member of Parliament Muhammad Hussain pointed out that the supply of ice and heroin is increasing in Sindh and it is a matter of great concern that young boys and Girls are using it.
The provincial minister replied and said that our boys and girls go to schools, where there is knowledge, action is taken.
GD member Shehryar Mehr said on one of his objections that the law and order situation in Shikarpur is very bad and no one is safe, mobile phones and motorcycles are being stolen daily.
Saeed Ghani replied that this issue is absolutely there. People’s Party provincial government has controlled many things.
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