In a letter to Speaker Asad Qaiser, Shehbaz Sharif wrote that the appointment of NCSW head had been made in derogation of the law/rules and by ignoring majority opinion/vote. DawnNewsTV/File
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif on Monday drew the attention of the National Assembly Speaker to what he called ‘illegal appointment’ of the National Commission on Status of Women (NCSW) chairperson after the opposition parliamentarians’ written request for remedy in this regard failed to yield desired result.
In a letter to Speaker Asad Qaiser, Shehbaz Sharif wrote that the appointment had been made in derogation of the law/rules and by ignoring majority opinion/vote.
Senate body wants to share details on Kashmir issue
July 9, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan on Thursday recommended the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to share details of efforts so far made in an in-camera meeting regarding the Kashmir issue and the global stance thereon.
The committee, which met here with its Chairman Senator Prof Sajid Mir in the chair, took a serious notice of the absence of the minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan and the members were of the view that the minister’s presence was imperative to discuss policy matters.
The meeting was attended by Senator Falak Naz, Senator Palwasha Muhammad Zai Khan, Senator Muhammad Qasim, Senator Shahdat Awan, Senator Kamran Michael, Senator Shaheen Khalid Butt and senior officers from the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).
NCSW head election row may land in court
June 28, 2021
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The nomination by a parliamentary committee of the new chairperson of the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) is likely to end up in a superior court as the election has been marred by a furious row between the ruling coalition and the opposition parties.
The 12-member bipartisan Parliamentary Committee on the Appointment of the NCSW Chairperson interviewed two contenders, Fauzia Waqar and Nilofer Bakhtiar, a participant said.
During the voting in the parliamentary panel, Fauzia Waqar was elected through a show of hands by six votes against five. As the opposition’s choice won, committee chairperson Falak Naz, belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), voted in favour of Nilofer Bakhtiar.