ISLAMABAD - Two lawmakers of Awami National Party (ANP) and the only member of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) in the Senate on Friday strongly reacted over the remarks of a JUI-F legislator and said that his comments were tantamount to breach the sovereignty of the neighbouring country Afghanistan. They termed the remarks of JUI-F's Azam Khan Swati about Afghanistan as betrayal of more than 35,000 sacrifices rendered by the Armed Forces and the civilians in the country. Chairman Senate Farooq H Naek calmed down the legislators from both sides of treasury as well as opposition benches when he expunged the words used by Azam Khan Swati about defeat of the US in Afghanistan and the formation of a government by militants in future. The Chairman remarked that issues of any neighbouring country like Afghanistan must not be discussed in the house before expunging the words. Swati despite the expunged words said that Afghan President Hamid Karzai's recent statement about Pakistan would prove a step forward to keep friendly relationships with the country and for stability in the region. He urged the need to formulate a cohesive foreign policy to keep friendly relations with the next government of militants keeping in mind all these things. The two lawmakers of ANP, Haji Adeel Ahmed and Zahid Khan strongly reacting to the statement of Swati asserted that the member had no right to discuss the matter of neighbouring country, as it would be identical to breach its sovereignty. Haji Adeel said that Swati's statement indicated that Taliban would rule Afghanistan on behalf of JUI-F, adding that his statement indicated to give legitimacy to the attacks of terrorists on the Armed Forces and civilians. Zahid Khan pointed out that dictation for a neighbouring country was not acceptable, adding that if someone from Indian Parliament used to say that there should be a government of some certain party in Pakistan, whether they had the courage to bear this? Abdul Rahim Mandokhel of PKMAP in his remarks rejected the national foreign policy, aiming at the occupation of Afghanistan, saying the relation between Pakistan And Afghanistan should be on equal basis. He also condemned the drone attacks and said that Pakistan should concentrate on elimination of terrorism and extremisms in all of its forms. The house also unanimously passed the Carriage by Air Bill 2011 with certain amendments proposed by Senators Wasim Sajjad, Tariq Azeem and Professor Khurshid Ahmad after clause-by-clause reading. Minister for Defence Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar moved the bill. The bill gives effect in Pakistan to the conventions concerning international carriage by air known as the Montreal Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air 1999 and consolidates the law and applicable international conventions in relation to international carriage by air. The bill makes the carrier liable for damage sustained in case of death or body injury of a passenger upon condition only that the accident, which caused the death or injury, took place on board the aircraft or in the course of any of the operations on embarking or disembarking. The House adopted the amendments in the bill moved by Wasim Sajjad and Tariq Azeem for enhancing the compensation of any air tragedy victims from Rs 1 million to Rs 5 million for each passenger. Another amendment in the bill moved by of Professor Khurshid Ahmed was also adopted regarding that international carriage by air should not apply to non-commercial ventures as Professor Khurshid such kind of application would be against the sovereignty of the country. Law Minister Maula Bukhsh Chandio responding to a call attention notice of Azam Khan Swati said that his ministry had forwarded a summary to the Cabinet division for the approval of service structure of members of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and likely to be approved in the next cabinet meeting. Swati in the call attention notice had drawn the attention of the government that it had failed to provide for service structure and other perks and privileges of the members of ECP constituted as a result of the 18th Amendment. "It is a clear violation of the 18th Amendment and it is necessary to provide a service structure to the ECP members to give complete independence to the commission as it is its is the mother of democracy," he said in his remarks. Zafar Ali Shah of PML-N on a point of order said that resolutions of the Parliament regarding the stopping of drone attacks, were not being implemented and important institutions of the country including the Parliament and the Army were being humiliated. Mian Raza Rabbani on a point of order remarked that PPP was basically a party of labourers but it was irony and mismanagement on the part of Pakistan Railways that it denied to pay salaries and pensions to its workers until President Asif ali Zardari took the notice. Professor Khurshid Ahmed of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) raised the point that 18th Amendment was not being implemented in true letter and spirit that has completely reviewed the powers of the President and Prime Minister. " Even after the decision of Lahore High Court, all executive decisions are being done by the Presidency and even important projects are being signed by the President Asif Ali Zardari," he said. He further said that Prime Minister Gilani had created seven ministries even after the passage of the 18th Amendment and this act was against the soul of the Amendment. Farah Aqil of ANP raised the issue of non-payment of salaries to lady health workers (LHWs), saying they were being mistreated and if the government was not ready to give them due rights, it should quit all conventions and MoUs focusing women rights. Raja Zafarul Haq complained to the chair that post of Federal Ombudsman had been lying vacant for many months. Later the house was adjourned till Monday 04:00 p.m.