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Wednesday, 26 September 2007 - Strasbourg OJ edition

Council Question Time
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  President. − Ladies and gentlemen, you will have noticed that the next three questions all relate to Pakistan. Unfortunately, I cannot use the Rules of Procedure to invite the Council to answer all these questions together as the Council has structured its work otherwise. I must draw your attention to the need for the reform of Parliament and, in particular, to what you, ladies and gentlemen, need to do in relation to the essential reform of Question Time, on which I believe we are all unanimous. However, unfortunately, we cannot apply more flexible rules as we have Rules of Procedure by which we must abide. I therefore have to put these questions one by one, which probably means that not all three will be answered. Depending on how our work goes, we will see whether we are more or less productive.

I will start with Question No 15 on Pakistani military assets. This question is by Mr Rutowicz and I urge the Council to answer this question directly.

Question No 15 by Józef Rutowicz (H-0637/07)

Subject: Pakistani military assets

It is widely known that Pakistan’s army dominates the country’s economy and administration. Does the Council intend to draw up an analysis to assess the total assets built up through military-related business while Pakistani society has suffered impoverishment?

 
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