Times of Islamabad

PTI government to present new National Action Plan, unprecedented in Pakistan

PTI government to present new National Action Plan, unprecedented in Pakistan

*ISLAMABAD: The government has decided in principle to form a NationalAction Plan (NAP) with an aim to resolve public issues. *

According to sources, Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered formation ofparliamentary committee on NAP to float recommendations regarding differentsectors including health, education, agriculture and water.

Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaisar has been tasked with implementing thegovernment’s plan for resolution of public issues.

It has been decided that all political parties will be inducted inparliamentary committee for implementation on national action plan, sourcessaid, and adding that speaker NA has started contacts with parliamentaryparties.

The committee will then give recommendations to the prime minister forresolving basic problems faced of the public.

Sources informed that the report would subsequently be tabled in theparliament. Overseas Pakistanis will also be consulted for their opinion.

On Dec 3 link, the federalgovernment had decided to amend the 20-point NAP. The plan was announced bythe then premier Nawaz Sharif ,after the heinous attack over Army PublicSchool (APS) Peshawar that killed at least 144 people including 132children.

The incumbent PTI led federal government decided to amend the NAP andabolish majority of points of the currently enforced National Action Plan,and asked provinces to table their proposals for the amended plan.