ISLAMABAD: After their retirement on March 11, senators in the upper house on Wednesday emphasized on strengthening democracy in the country for a prosperous future of Pakistan.
Sentat Deputy Speaker Mirza Muhammad Afridi accepted the resolution from Senator Mohmmad Ishaq Dar, Leader of the House and Senator Dr. Shahzada Waseema, Leader of the Opposition, who moved a resolution under Rule 263 of the Rules of Procedure and Business in the Senate, 2012, to waive the requirement of Rule 41 of the said Rules for question hour for the remaining sittings of the current session.
Senator Professor Dr. In her farewell speech, Mahar Taj Roghani praised Senate Speaker Sadiq Sanjrani and Senate Deputy Speaker Mirza Afridi for the smooth conduct of the Senate meeting.
She suggested that the senatorial oath should not be mandatory for senators because they do not justify it by their actions upon taking office.
She said she has done her best during her tenure as a senator but still feels depressed that she is not contributing enough to the development of the country.
She also suggested that bills passed by the Senate should not be sent to the National Assembly for further approval as the Senate has the status of an upper house, but bills passed by the National Assembly must come to the Senate for approval.
In his farewell speech, Senator Moula Bux Chandio said that Pakistan must be run by politicians and therefore politicians must believe in dialogue and talk together for the best interest of the country.
He said that 18th amendment is the amendment for the survival of Pakistan and Pakistan People’s Party will not tolerate any conspiracy to end this amendment.
According to him, politicians and political parties must learn from their mistakes and further strengthen democracy by forgetting past mistakes.
According to him, democracy will mature if it is not derailed and is further strengthened after mistakes. He also thanked his party leadership for nominating him to the senatorial office.
