for the input of the Opposition members if it was not to be considered at all. They asked why the government was wasting the time of the House and money and why not simply pass the bill on its own and decide the fate of future generations. Earlier, during the question hour, Home Minister Shuja Khanzada told the House that the abducted sons of former slain governor Salman Taseer and former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani were in Afghanistan and the efforts were underway for bringing them back. To a question, he said 324 incidents of kidnapping for ransom took place during the last two years and in majority of the cases the abductors were found to be from the KP areas, including Dargai, Attock and others, he said the Punjab government identified some gangs, eliminated some of them and was trying to control the situation. He said in the past the number of kidnapping for ransom cases was much higher because government agencies lacked sophisticated tools of detection like IT systems, adding that the Punjab government had set up a modern Forensic Lab near Thokar Niaz Beg to monitor and detect the criminals. Besides, government was also installing around 10,000 to 15,000 CCTV cameras in the city to monitor both crimes and traffic. He said the government lacked required number of police personnel, saying there was one policeman for every 1,250 citizens which should have been 1:450 to meet the international standards. He said the government intended to increase the police stations and purchase lands for shifting the police stations being run on rented premises. Several lady members from the treasury benches on a point of order protested against the delay in increasing their salaries which, they claimed, were as meagre as those of the police constables. Led by Aeysha Javed and some other lady members, these MPAs referred to the rules, saying that their salaries should be increased correspondingly every time the salaries of the MPAs in other provinces and in National Assembly were raised. Interestingly, the Opposition members, both males and females, supported their demand, forcing the deputy speaker to ask Finance Ministers and secretaries of Law and Finance to meet him the chambers on Monday to discuss the issue. The members referred to a number of privilege motions pending before the House on the issue, and said it should be considered that many of the lady MPAs on reserved seats hailed from middle class families and needed decent income.