ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights on Thursday recommended to request Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah to establish a proper system for providing clean drinking water to Thar.
Committee Chairman Babar Nawaz Khan said if clean water was provided to the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) through pipelines from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa why same kind of facility was not provided to people of Thar. He also directed that Sindh minister for health would also be asked to establish a nursing institute to improve the health situation in the area.
The committee also recommended to call heads of all non-government organisations working in Thar and nearby areas to come to the next meeting and brief them about their services for establishing a strategy for better living conditions of natives. Discussing the second agenda of mice biting to children and people at hospitals of Peshawar, the members were informed that total 923 cases were so far reported among which only three died while all others have been provided medication and proper health care.
The committee directed to initiate a special sanitation drive in Peshawar to get rid of this problem and ensure health of people. They also asked to request minister for information and broadcasting to play a promo on Pakistan Television (PTV) to create awareness among masses for taking precautionary measure to get rid of mice from their respective areas. On raising the issue of mouse bite to committee member Musarat Rafique Mahesar at the parliament lodges, the lawmakers recommended to call deputy speaker and Capital Development Authority (CDA) chairman to brief members regarding steps taken for eradication of mice from capital.
The committee was attended by National Assembly Members Sayed Essa Nori, Surriya Asghar, Kiran Haider, Asiya Naz Tanoli, Zahra Wadood Fatemi, Amra Khan, Dr Nafisa Shah, Dr. Shazia Sobia, Musarat Rafique Mahesar, and Ministry of Human Rights Secretary Munaza Hassan, and officials of the health departments of Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
