KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Thursday demanded that the image of Sindh’s historical heritage, Mohenjo Daro, be retained on currency note and not removed.

The resolution was tabled by Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan’s Rashid Ali, who said that Mohenjo Daro was a historical heritage of the province and the country but its image was being removed from the currency notes.

Following that, the House unanimously demanded from the federal government not to remove the image of historical site.

Except for the MQM-P lawmaker’s resolution, none of the other resolutions tabled by the opposition members on the Private Members Day in the House were passed as the treasury benches, as per their traditions, voted against the opposition members’ resolution.

One of the resolution moved by the Jamaat-i-Islami’s lone member Muhammad Farooq was rejected by majority vote.

In the resolution, he had demanded a thorough investigation into the affairs of administrators appointed by the provincial government in cooperative societies. He had also demanded for the formation of a committee, comprising serving judges and lawmakers in this regard.

He said that the societies were being taken over by appointing the administrators of the societies in the city.

Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Zia-ul-Hasan Linjar opposed the resolution, saying that its text was as if a petition was being filed in the high court.

He asked the JI member to re-write his resolution and present it in the House afresh.

Similarly, a resolution of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf-backed Sunni Ittehad Council member Sajjad Ali against the occupation of forest land in the province was also rejected by the House.

During the proceedings of the House, an adjournment motion regarding the handover of the National Museum from the federal government to the provincial government was presented by PPP lawmaker Jam Shabir.

The debate on the adjournment motion was deferred with the consent of the mover.

The assembly also welcomed Tabassum Laghari, a teacher from Government Girls High School in Sujawal, who secured the first position in global competition organised by Unesco, and paid rich tributes to her.

Education Minister Syed Sardar Shah said that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation had recently organised an online competition on how to advance education using modern scientific foundations.

The education minister said that Ms Laghari secured the first position in this global competition.

Published in Dawn, September 20th, 2024