Hindering execution of Rescue 1122 Law: Pervaiz Elahi warns of action against responsible

LAHORE:Punjab Speaker Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi presided over a meeting of Special Committee No 13 regarding delay in the implementation of Rescue 1122 Law in the Punjab Assembly here on Friday.

On this occasion Speaker Punjab Assembly said that action will be taken against those who created obstructions in the implementation of this law.

The meeting unanimously decided to call for explanations in writing for not implementing 1122 Law from Additional Chief Secretary S&GAD, Additional Chief Secretary Home, Law Secretary, Secretary Regulation, Secretary I&C. The meeting of the Special Committee was adjourned till June 21.

As Rescue 1122 law was not being implemented despite its passing by the assembly and in this regard MPA Malik Mohammad Ahmad Khan had submitted a privilege motion in the assembly wherein he had stated “Punjab Assembly had passed an Act on June 16, 2006 under which Emergency Service 1122 came into existence. It was mentioned in this Act that for running this service the concerned department will formulate the rules but the rules have not been formulated despite the passing of several years”.

In view of this, the House on March 02, 2021 unanimously passed Emergency Services Amendment Bill under which the services of DG Rescue 1122 were to be regularised, besides settling affairs of other employees working in this institution and it was also to be given status of an autonomous department but even after passing of four months no headway has been made”.

The meeting was attended by Law Minister Basharat Raja, MPAs Malik Mohammad Ahmad Khan, Malik Ahmad Ali Aulakh, Malik Nadeem Kamran, Raja Yawar Kamal, Syed Usman Mahmood, Nawabzada Waseem Khan, Mian Shafi Muhammad, Mian Jamshed Altaf, Secretary Punjab Assembly Mohammad Khan Bhatti and DG Parliamentary Affairs Inayatullah Lak.