Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Tuesday assured of making all- out efforts, on part of the government, for the resolution of issues of Balochistan province.
The prime minister was talking to a six-member delegation from Balochistan province led by Sardar Kamal Khan Bangulzai, a former MNA, that called on him, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.
The delegation felicitated the caretaker prime minister on assuming his office and apprised him of the issues faced by the province.
On the other hand, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Tuesday said the caretaker government’s prime mandate was to assist, and monitor the electoral process which was the constitutional requirement.
He said keeping in mind the prime mandate, the caretaker government would monitor its day-to-day activities to the best of its abilities.
“We are here as a constitutional continuation for a limited period of time and we are not here to design the government model or structure,” the prime minister said while addressing the cabinet meeting here.
He maintained that as a continuation of the previous government, the caretaker setup was generally supposed to carry on with the general policy until and unless there were any violations of rules or business. “The National Assembly has retired and we are waiting for the new elections,” he said adding the second arm of the parliament-the Upper House was still there but it could not do legislation alone till there was the Lower House. He asked the cabinet members to come up with a work plan by taking briefings from their respective ministries and the next cabinet meeting agenda would be based on that work plan.
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Monday assured all the minority communities in the country that government was committed to protect their lives and properties and the perpetrators of heinous attacks against them would be brought to justice.
Addressing a gathering of the Christian community in Jaranwala, the PM said, “We are the followers of the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) and the Founder of the Nation and it is binding upon us under the constitution, which encourages us to respond to such atrocities.”
The caretaker prime minister said that they would never condone the persecutors of minorities, and stressed that if anyone caused harm to minorities, the laws of the country would take its course by ensuring that such like incidents should not happen in future. The entire society and the government would not cower down before the dark forces but would stand shoulder to shoulder with the victim communities, he said adding that they would become voice of the voiceless with the tangible and meaningful support. “Our actions will speak louder than our speeches,” PM Kakar said.
The prime minister arrived here to express solidarity with the victim families of Christian community. Punjab Governor Baligh-ur-Rehman, Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, federal caretaker ministers, senior officials and members of the Christian community were also present on the occasion.
