Government takes no specific action on 93 provincial assembly resolutions

The federal government has told the Senate that no specific action was required on 93 resolutions passed by provincial assemblies

Islamabad:  The federal government has told the Senate that no specific action was required on 93 resolutions passed by provincial assemblies over the past three years concerning the federal government, saying their recommendations were general in nature and already being addressed under existing government policies.

The figures show that Punjab Assembly passed 40 resolutions, Sindh Assembly passed 30, Balochistan Assembly passed 22 and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly passed one. Despite the total of 93 resolutions, the government’s reply did not provide a separate action report for each resolution or explain how individual concerns raised by the provincial assemblies had been handled.

The details were provided by the Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination in response to a question by Senator Haji Hidayatullah Khan, who sought information about resolutions passed by provincial assemblies relating to the federal government and the action taken on them during the last three years.

According to the written reply, the resolutions mainly concerned appreciation of the armed forces, the closure of the Utility Stores Corporation, the situation in Gaza, the assassination of the Iranian president and terrorism in Balochistan.

The government said no specific action was needed because the recommendations were broad in nature and were already under implementation as part of government policy. However, the reply did not explain which existing policies addressed each resolution or provide details of any follow up measures taken in response to the concerns raised by the provincial assemblies.

The highest number of resolutions came from Punjab, with 40, followed by Sindh with 30. Balochistan accounted for 22 resolutions, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa accounted for only one.

The figures show that provincial assemblies used resolutions to communicate their views on matters linked to federal policy and national affairs. These included security issues, the situation in Gaza and decisions concerning the federal government.