Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday held a detailed meeting with Governor Balochistan, Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi, Chief Minister, Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raeesani, Senators as well as MNAs and Members of the Balochistan Cabinet on Monday and took them into confidence on the 'Balochistan package' prepared by the Parliamentary Committee.
When contacted after the meeting Senator Abdul Rahim Mandokhel said he cannot share anything about the meeting as it was in-camera. A senator from Balochistan said that government had not taken them on board and this was the first meeting with the Prime Minister on the proposed package.
According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister office, the meeting unanimously renamed the Balochistan package as "Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan" Senator Mian Raza Rabbani who is the head of the Parliamentary Committee on Balochistan gave a detailed briefing to the meeting on the proposed recommendations incorporated in the "Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan" to address the longstanding grievances of the people of the province and bringing them into the mainstream by removing their sense of deprivation.
He informed the members that the package encompasses three main portions ie constitutional, Administrative and economic measures. The Constitutional part will be looked into by the constitutional reforms committee while administrative and economic side shall be taken care of by the Prime Minister. It was decided that input given by the members belonging to Balochistan shall be incorporated in the final draft to make the "Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan" more effective.
The Prime Minister on this occasion said that Federal government attached high priority to socio-economic development of Balochistan as this is must for the progress and prosperity of the country. He said, all out efforts would be made to bring Balochistan at par with the developed areas of the country. He said that his government is sincerely working on comprehensive proposals acceptable to all.
Today's meeting, he added, was in continuation of his consultative process to take all the stakeholders on board to make the package a success. He said that government believes in developing consensus on all issues of national importance, as this is imperative for the success and effective implementation of policy decisions.
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