Leader of the House in the Senate Senator Ishaq Dar on Tuesday called for the need to work on the distribution of resources to the provinces under the National Finance Commission.
Speaking in the upper house, Dar said that, as per the Constitution, the NFC should be revised every five years.
The senator, who is a member of the Pakistan Muslim League-N and a former finance minister, said that there was a report circulating regarding his party’s plans related to the 18th amendment.
“In the story, it was said that the PML-N manifesto committee was told to look at the 18th Amendment again. The manifesto committee has not been given any such mandate. There is no problem related to the 18th Amendment,” said Senator Dar.
He added that his party’s manifesto committee chairman has also stated that the manifesto has not been made as of yet.
“Amending the Constitution is not an ordinary matter. There is nothing related to the 18th Amendment in the manifesto committee,” said the PML-N lawmaker. He added that his party was involved in the formulation of the 18th Amendment.
“Through the NFC, the share of the federation was transferred to the provinces and the provinces’ share to the federation,” said Senator Dar, adding that all those subjects that were marked for devolution under the concurrent list went to the provinces.
“What is being done on the subjects devolved to the provinces? In the federation we still keep money for health when it should be done by the provinces,” said Senator Dar.
