Fehmida hopes new Govt to address masses problems

ISLAMABAD : Speaker National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza Tuesday said, the country was confronting problems like poverty, unemployment, law and order, inflation, injustice, low growth and investment and terrorism and extremism that needed immediate attention and redressal. She was talking to six-member French Media Delegation headed by Oliver O’ Mahony that called on her in the Parliament House.
The Speaker said with the election of new Parliament, Pakistan has witnessed a tremendous change and unlike the past it is having a Parliament responsible to the people.
“The present Parliament is fully charged with the resolve to solve the problems of poverty and backwardness and ensure equitable provision of facilities to people,” she said.
She said the past dictatorial system was responsible for the social and economic evils confronting the country and now it was imperative for the political forces to get united to resolve these issues.
Underlining the need for strengthening institutions in the country, the Speaker said, only strong democratic institutions and strong Parliament were the appropriate fora to redress the long standing problems of the people.
She said each institution has a role and therefore should be allowed to perform in its sphere prescribed in Constitution.
The Speaker said she wanted the Parliament to be completed by appointing the Leader of Opposition as soon as possible.
She said, unlike the past, she will work to make the Parliament move vibrant by allowing equal opportunity to all members from parties and facilitating maximum legislation for the welfare of the people.
Dr Fehmida said, empowerment of women was one of the priority of the Government; and the Parliament will ensure that real empowerment of women and gender equality in the country do take place.
She said the politicians and Parliamentarians of today are more committed and want to achieve the targets set by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.