The government on Tuesday defended the statement while the opposition lawmakers strongly criticised the move and termed it a bad omen for the country. He said the prime minister and the ministers rarely visit parliament, adding that it was parliamentarians who were compromising importance of this institution. Speaking on the floor of the House, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said all the institutions should work within their constitutional domain. “A full government owned company is also being established under which all the fixed assets of the PIA will be managed. NA passes five billsThe NA also passed five bills including two government bills moved as supplementary agenda on Tuesday.

Source: The Express Tribune February 20, 2018 17:26 UTC