Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly (GBA) has passed a unanimous resolution regarding the payment of 100 percent compensation amount to the land owners whose land would be acquired for public purposes, this resolution was tabled by the Member Assembly ObaidullahBaig. Assembly of the region has also passed other resolutions as well on the last day of session, one resolution was tabled by the opposition leader in the regional Assembly Muhammad KazimMeasam regarding the granting of college status to the boys poly- technical institute ofSkardu. It was pointed out in the resolution that due to non-available of engineering college in the region, aspirant students were facing hardships in getting their requisite education from the other parts of the country and students having meager resources were un-able to get the education. Assembly of the region has also passed a resolution to create the post of ophthalmologist in each district of the region to provide treatment regarding the eye related disease and this resolution was too tabled by the opposition leader.
Passage of resolutions by the regional Assembly regarding the public issues was appreciable step, but it was not clear whether these resolutions were implemented in letter and spirit by the government of the area or not. It is pertinent to mention here that payment of compensation amount to the land owners was a major issue of the region because the administration of the area often acquired the lands for public purposes, but it did not pay the compensation amount with the plea that the said land was KhalisaSarkar and land owners were kept deprived from the compensation amount. Now the Assembly of the area has passed a unanimous resolution regarding the payment of 100 percent compensation amount to the land owners whose land would be acquired for public purposes, which is highly appreciable step of the regional Assembly and government of the area was required to implement this resolution to avoid any conflict with regards to the payment of compensation amount. Resolution regarding the granting of college status to the poly-technic institute for boys Skardu was also appreciable step because due to non-available of proper engineering departments in the KIU and Baltistan University, students who intended to get the education in the engineering filed were have no other option except to travel to the other big cities of the country and establishment of engineering collage in the region would be helpful to the students to get the required education with less expenses in the area. It was imperative that government of the area may consider for the establishment of engineering colleges in each division of the region, so that the students may be able to get the education near to their home-towns. Eye specialist doctor (ophthalmologist) was not available in the DHQ Hospitals of all districts and what’s why the patients suffering from the eye diseases have to travel to the PHQ Hospital or RHQ Hospitals and resolution for creation of a post of ophthalmologist in each DHQ Hospital is also appreciable step and government of the region was required to implement this resolution as soon as possible, so that patients having eye related diseases may be able to get treatment near their door step.
We may expect that government of the region would implement the resolutions passed by the Assembly regarding public issues, so that the people of the area may be able to get the benefits of these resolutions.
