PESHAWAR, Aug 22: The NWFP assembly’s 65 resolutions adopted unanimously since its creation remained unattended on the part of the federal and provincial governments undermining the effectiveness of the provincial legislature.

The provincial assembly met for 66 working days in a total of six sessions held so far between Nov 25, 2002 and July 17, 2003.

During these sittings the assembly adopted a total of 72 resolutions including 65 resolutions which were adopted unanimously with the treasury and opposition benches showing harmony on important issues.

Under the unanimously adopted resolutions the federal and provincial governments had been demanded to take appropriate measures for fulfilment of the resolutions covering different issues.

However, even the unanimously adopted resolutions have failed to attract attention of the provincial and federal governments as they have yet to be implemented.

Under one of the unanimously adopted resolutions, federal government had been requested to make Wapda pay NWFP’s annual net hydel profit share on the basis of the ratio determined under the formula envisaged by a special committee headed by a former bureaucrat AGN Kazi.

Similarly, through another unanimously adopted resolution the federal government was asked to constitute a new national finance commission (NFC) at the earliest and determine federating units’ share under the federal divisible pool of taxes by considering incidence of poverty and backwardness of an area as basis side by side population.

Another resolution urged the federal government to install a gas refinery at an area falling under the jurisdiction of NWFP to ensure that gas reserves detected in parts of the NWFP should be utilized for its own people instead of supplying it to a refinery situated outside the NWFP.

All the three above mentioned resolutions remained unattended with the federal government showing least interest in the provincial assembly’s requests.

Not only that the federal government paid no heed to the unanimously adopted resolutions, even the provincial government, too, did not show the resolve to take appropriate measures in fulfilment of the resolutions that had been adopted by the provincial legislatures.

Even the treasury benches’ sponsored resolution, which was adopted unanimously by the House in February last, seeking abolition of three important provincial levies for these having been described as against Islam by the Council of Islamic Ideology remains to be implemented.

Under another unanimously adopted resolution, provincial government had been demanded to launch special helicopter service for the people of Chitral and Dir to ensure their links with the remaining parts of the country also remained far from being implemented.

“Even the provincial government attached no importance to the unanimously adopted resolutions which happen to be binding and under the Constitution these have to be implemented,” said an officer.

Not only that the unanimously adopted resolutions remained unattended, the recommendations made by the provincial assembly’s special committees also failed to elicit implementation on the part of the provincial government.

The assembly had constituted two special committees to come up with recommendations regarding the continuation of the controversial institution-based private practice of the public sector doctors. Whereas, the other committee was constituted to review the postings and transfers effected by the provincial government and forward its recommendations on the same.

“Recommendations of both the committees have not been implemented,” said an officer.