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Jamalis remarks create laughter in NA
By Muhammad Anis
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
ISLAMABAD: As they say laughter is the best medicine, PPP senior parliamentarian Taj Muhammad Jamali Monday brought laughter to the lower house on a point of order when he pleaded India to fight a healthy army (in case of attack) and spare the people of Pakistan who are deprived of gas and electricity and are suppressed by price hike.
The PPP lawmaker who has also worked as the chief minister of Balochistan did not stop there and turning his guns in the direction of the health minister Ijaz Khan Jhakrani asked if he could tell what PIMS stood for. The health minister who apparently did not know the abbreviation or did not take the question seriously preferred to keep quiet. Having no reply from the health minister, Jamali then addressed the former education and current labour minister of PPP Syed Khurshid Shah and asked him whether the honourable minister would tell which province Mirza Ghalib belonged to. Here again, he received no answer.
Taj Muhammad Jamali made another light but pinching remark when he said he wanted to know whether or not the government had any policy over India. Jamali raised voice for the sovereignty of the Parliament and asked the cabinet members to improve their performance. He appreciated the prime minister for saying that Parliament was sovereign.
Pointing to the Federal Minister for Religious Affairs, Taj Jamali said nearly 100 intending pilgrims from Balochistan were issued board cards but they could not proceed to perform Haj. I want to know as to why such treatment was meted out to intending pilgrims, he asked.
By Muhammad Anis
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
ISLAMABAD: As they say laughter is the best medicine, PPP senior parliamentarian Taj Muhammad Jamali Monday brought laughter to the lower house on a point of order when he pleaded India to fight a healthy army (in case of attack) and spare the people of Pakistan who are deprived of gas and electricity and are suppressed by price hike.
The PPP lawmaker who has also worked as the chief minister of Balochistan did not stop there and turning his guns in the direction of the health minister Ijaz Khan Jhakrani asked if he could tell what PIMS stood for. The health minister who apparently did not know the abbreviation or did not take the question seriously preferred to keep quiet. Having no reply from the health minister, Jamali then addressed the former education and current labour minister of PPP Syed Khurshid Shah and asked him whether the honourable minister would tell which province Mirza Ghalib belonged to. Here again, he received no answer.
Taj Muhammad Jamali made another light but pinching remark when he said he wanted to know whether or not the government had any policy over India. Jamali raised voice for the sovereignty of the Parliament and asked the cabinet members to improve their performance. He appreciated the prime minister for saying that Parliament was sovereign.
Pointing to the Federal Minister for Religious Affairs, Taj Jamali said nearly 100 intending pilgrims from Balochistan were issued board cards but they could not proceed to perform Haj. I want to know as to why such treatment was meted out to intending pilgrims, he asked.
