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| April 25, 2006 | Tuesday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 26, 1427 |
Wrong policies blamed for people’s sufferings
PESHAWAR, April 24: NWFP Senior Minister Sirajul Haq has said that though Muslims of the subcontinent got freedom from English imperialism after rendering considerable sacrifices but the Pakistani nation could not benefit from the fruits of independence due to the wrong and timid policies of the rulers and hence the people did not have any control over their resources and decisions.
He said: “The best way of becoming prosperous is adopting the principles of Islam and moulding one’s character accordingly, which is also the aim of the government of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA).”
He was addressing the inaugural ceremony of the newly-constructed Government Girls High School Eisak Chontra in District Karak. The new building has been completed at a cost of Rs20 lakh as the senior minister had announced upgrading it from middle to high school during his visit last year.
Mr Haq said that development of the Muslim Ummah depended on strictly following the footsteps of the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) and not on material gains.
He said the Ummah could lead the entire world community by adopting Islamic principles and good character.
Referring to the backwardness of Karak District, the senior minister assured that concrete steps would be taken to bring the area at par with developed parts of the country.
He said local people have first right over the national gas discovered in the area and the provincial government would let them get this right. He further assured to consider sympathetically the problems and demands presented in the welcome address and resolving it properly.
The district Nazim, Rahmat Salam Khattak, Mian Nisar Gul MPA and Haji Rasool Khan also addressed the function and highlighted problems faced by the people. They lauded the policies of the MMA government saying that development projects completed during the MMA’s tenure had no parallel in the province’s history.
VEHICLE REGISTRATION: NWFP Chief Secretary Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi has asked authorities of the excise and taxation department to facilitate people in registration of their vehicles and ensure prompt service in this regard.
He gave the instructions during his visit to the directorate of excise and taxation. He said the cafeteria should be improved and hygienic conditions ensured in it.
He directed that the old record of the department should be disposed of after fulfilling necessary formalities.
The official also directed for publishing periodic advertisements to provide guidelines to vehicle owners about the registration process.
He said arrangements should be made for frequent checking of smuggled and suspected vehicles so that owners of such vehicles could be fined.
Earlier, the chief secretary was briefed on the EHA Hoffman Project initiated in Peshawar and Nowshera for providing computerised registration books and number plates.—PPI
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