The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Saturday criticised the government for not laying the controversial Pakistan Islands Development Authority (PIDA) Ordinance, 2020, before the National Assembly or the Senate when both houses were in session on Friday.

“Both houses of parliament have met but this ordinance was still not laid before them. There is a clear mala fide intent in not tabling this ordinance before parliament. The entire opposition is united against this blatant usurpation of provincial powers and rights of indigenous people,” said PPP’s parliamentary leader in the Senate Sherry Rehman in a statement.

She said Article 172 of the Constitution clearly stated that “any property which has no rightful owner shall, if located in a province, vest in the government of that province”. The islands, she said, belonged to Sindh and this ordinance was a blatant attempt by the federal government to overreach into the concerns of the Sindh province.

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