Islamabad, January 28, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Senate was informed on Friday that the government is taking steps to make small airports of the country operational. Speaking during Question Hour, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan said commercial traffic stands suspended at different airports due to non-availability of commercial airlines.

Ali Muhammad Khan assured that there will be no discrimination with any province regarding commencement of domestic flight operation. He said a decision will be made on the commercial viability of routes. The House passed “The State Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill, 2022” today. The bill was laid by Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin.

The bill is aimed at facilitating domestic economic stability, supporting sustainable growth and avoid repeated booms and busts that have characterized Pakistan’s past and led to painful consequences in terms of higher inflation, higher poverty and lower growth. It also balances the provision of necessary operational and financial autonomy to the State Bank with a new mechanism for enhancing transparency and strengthening accountability.

The House also passed “The National Metrology Institute of Pakistan Bill, 2022” which was laid by Minister for Science and Technology Syed Shibli Faraz. Meanwhile in a tweet, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib termed the passage of State Bank of Pakistan Amendment Bill 2022 as another major victory of government in the Senate.

At the outset of the session, the House offered Fateha for the soldiers, who were martyred in a terrorist attack on a security forces’ check post in Baluchistan’s Kech district. Senator Mushtaq Ahmad led the prayer. The House will now meet again on Monday at 3:30pm.

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