Govt taking measures to provide affordable electricity to consumers: Law Minister

The National Assembly resumed its session at the Parliament House in Islamabad this afternoon with Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in chair. Responding to a calling attention, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar emphasized the need to evolve a policy in consultation with all stakeholders to vacate Evacuee Trust Property in district Nankana Sahib. He said a massive anti-encroachment operation is needed to vacate these properties from illegal occupants. He informed the House that total agricultural land of Nankana Sahib Gurdawara is 16, 931 acres and around 14,000 illegal constructions have been made on that property. He said 1,447 acres of that land has been encroached by illegal settlements. He said the government is committed to retrieve the encroached land from illegal occupants. Replying to another calling attention notice, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said the government is making all-out efforts to enhance the energy mix to provide affordable electricity to the consumers. He said a plant with the help of Chin a will be set up in Pakistan to manufacture solar panels in the country to reduce cost. Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar today laid in the House the authenticated copy of President Asif Ali Zardari's address to the joint session of the parliament. The joint session of both houses of the parliament was assembled on the 18th of this month. Source: Radio Pakistan