Published: March 19, 2010

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Dr Fahmida Mirza urged the fellow parliamentarians to attach more importance to the issues of public importance, saying people upset over price hike were looking toward the Parliament.

Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik told the lower house that he had ordered the police not to open fire on protestors. However, he regretted that fire was opened on the Bhara Kahu demonstrators in retaliation of a policeman kidnap.

Earlier, speaking on a point of order, Dr Tariq Fazal and Ayaz Amir of PML-N said that increasing concerns of people about price hike were turning into a protest; therefore, the government should pay more attention to the economic policies.

A Fata-based lawmaker, Khawanzada Chatan, called for inclusion of FATA in the process of legislation.

Meanwhile, members of National Assembly felicitated Dr. Mirza over completion of two years as Speaker of the lower house.

In response, She thanked the house for the support she had received as the Speaker.

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