{"id":40382,"date":"2024-06-23T16:53:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-23T11:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=40382"},"modified":"2024-06-23T16:53:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T11:53:47","slug":"opposition-stages-protests-against-operation-azm-e-istehkam-in-na","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/opposition-stages-protests-against-operation-azm-e-istehkam-in-na\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition stages protests against &#8216;Operation Azm-e-Istehkam&#8217; in NA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Opposition members in the National Assembly disputed Defense Minister Khawaja Asif\u2019s speech, demanding an end to the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/pm-shehbaz-calls-for-whole-of-government-approach-to-eliminate-terrorism\/\">military operation<\/a> in former FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas).<\/p>\n<p>The federal government on Saturday announced the &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/pm-shehbaz-approves-operation-azm-e-istehkam-to-eliminate-terrorism\/\">Operation Azm-e-Istehkam<\/a>&#8216;, vowing to eliminate terrorism and extremism. The announcement came after PM Shehbaz chaired a meeting of the Central Apex Committee of National Action Plan on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>During today&#8217;s National Assembly session, m<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">embers of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) and JUI-F (Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl) protested against giving the microphone to Khawaja Asif and <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">chanted slogans like \u201cFATA operation <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">namanzoor<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u201d \u201c<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">fauji<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> operation <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">namanzoor<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u201d and \u201cKhyber Pakhtunkhwa operation namanzoor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Then, the opposition members<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0staged a walkout from the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">assembly<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> but were later brought back by government members<\/span> after some time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ur\">\u062a\u062d\u0631\u06cc\u06a9 \u0627\u0646\u0635\u0627\u0641 \u0646\u06d2 \u0622\u067e\u0631\u06cc\u0634\u0646 \u0639\u0632\u0645 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u062d\u06a9\u0627\u0645 \u067e\u0631 \u0633\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0679\u06be\u0627 \u062f\u0626\u06cc\u06d2\u0622\u067e\u0631\u06cc\u0634\u0646 \u06a9\u06cc \u0645\u062e\u0627 \u0644\u0641\u062a<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/abnnews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#abnnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6omxjujlPx\">pic.twitter.com\/6omxjujlPx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABN NEWS (@abnnewspk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abnnewspk\/status\/1804835542535672227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media outside Parliament House in Islamabad today, PTI MNA Barrister Gohar Khan demanded to take this Parliament into confidence if the military is planning to launch any intelligence-based or full-fledged operation against terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>However, he alleged, that lawmakers from his party were denied the chance to speak and therefore staged a walkout in protest.<\/p>\n<p>He asserted that no matter how empowered a committee was, it could not supersede Parliament and that there were \u201crules\u201d according to which the apex committee should approve the plans for \u2018Operation Azm-i-Istehkam\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Earlier, during the budget debate, PPP (Pakistan Peoples Party) leader Mahesh Malani criticized the budget, calling it a \u201cdifficult budget dictated by the IMF.\u201d He added that their chairman had reluctantly accepted the budget.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">JUI-F member Shahida Akhtar criticized the budget, stating that it contained \u201cnothing but empty words\u201d and was crafted at the behest of the IMF. She questioned the excessive privileges granted to IPPs (Independent Power Producers) and demanded an audit of these companies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">MQM (Muttahida Qaumi Movement) member Amin ul Haq pointed out that the budget was consumed by interest payments on loans, highlighting the country\u2019s precarious financial situation. He urged the government to impose an agricultural tax on those profiting from wheat sales, citing the examples of Afghanistan and India.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Opposition members in the National Assembly disputed Defense Minister Khawaja Asif\u2019s speech, demanding an end to the military operation in former FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas). The federal government on Saturday announced the &#8216;Operation Azm-e-Istehkam&#8216;, vowing to eliminate terrorism and extremism. 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