National Assembly resumed its session at the Parliament House in Islamabad on Thursday with Speaker Asad Qaiser in the chair.
At the outset, the house offered Fateha for the three soldiers martyred in terrorist attack in North Waziristan yesterday.
The National Assembly was informed today that the present government has approved eleven projects relating to water, energy and communication since coming to power last year.
Parliamentary Secretary for Planning and Development Kanwal Shauzab told the house during question hour today that these projects will benefit the entire country. She said the government is developing a policy for equitable development of less developed districts to bring them at par with other developed districts of the country.
She said one special Economic Zone is being established at Rashakai under China Pakistan Economic Corridor project. The location for the zone was identified by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government.
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Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan told the house that an international level research university will be constructed at the PM House as per the commitment made by Prime Minister Imran Khan. He said by laws of CDA will be changed for this purpose.
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