Provincial Minister for Irrigation on Thursday told Punjab Assembly that the government considered construction of Kalabagh Dam as vital for the province. Responding a question of MPA Dr. Wasim, the minister said that the opposition should help government in its efforts for construction of KBD and urged him to ask his government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to show a positive approach in this regard.
Speaker Punjab Assembly Rana Muhammad Iqbal asked certain legislators including Irrigation Minister Yawar Zaman, Dr. Wasim, Mahmud-ur-Rashid, Sibtain Shah, Mian Naim and Muhammad Rafiq to come to his chamber for evolving a consensus on Kalabagh Dam.
Responding a call attention notice, Law Minister Rana Sanaullah told the house that 35 people including five policemen had been arrested for their alleged involvement in Rawalpindi violence.
