Daily Times Legislators told Pakistan has played a very sincere and responsible role in Afghan peace process Pakistan s land not being used against Afghanistan Political leadership says such meetings vital to evolving national consensus on important issues
July 2, 2021
An in-camera session of the parliament was held Thursday wherein Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed briefed the political leadership on external and internal security issues and regional challenges, with special focus on Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and Afghanistan.
Chaired by National Assembly Security Committee Chairman and Speaker Asad Qaiser, the briefing was attended by parliamentary leadership, members of the National Assembly as well as senators, said a press release issued here. In the first session, the legislators were told that Pakistan had played a very sincere, positive and responsible role in Afghan peace process. “Pakista
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Conceding to the opposition’s demand for revisiting 21 bills passed in haste by the National Assembly on June 10, Speaker Asad Qaiser on Thursday formed a parliamentary committee to look into the matter and address it. APP/File
ISLAMABAD: Conceding to the opposition’s demand for revisiting 21 bills passed in haste by the National Assembly on June 10, Speaker Asad Qaiser on Thursday formed a parliamentary committee to look into the matter and address it.
The speaker has formed the parliamentary committee in consultation with leaders of parliamentary parties, said the NA Secretariat in a notification issued on Thursday.
“The committee, called the Committee on Legislative Business, will finalise its terms of reference on issues which would be referred to it from time to time. It will submit its report to the National Assembly speaker,” the notification said.
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ISLAMABAD: After a boycott by members of the opposition parties, National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Health on Monday passed the Medical Teaching Institution (MTI) Bill and referred it to the house for further discussion and voting.
The meeting was chaired by Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) legislator Khalid Hussain Magsi and held at the Ministry of National Health Services (NHS).
During the meeting, members of the opposition parties criticised the bill and alleged that it was an attempt to privatise Pakistan Institute of Medical Science (Pims).
Inspectors will spot check water losses: NA panel
Committee told thousands of cusecs of water going to waste in the country
ISLAMABAD:
The National Assembly Standing Committee on Water Resources on Monday took notice of thousands of cusecs of water going to waste in the country and directed to appoint inspectors for spot checking of water losses.
The committee meeting, presided over by Nawab Yousaf Talpur via video link, also directed to set up a committee consisting of representatives of Punjab and Sindh irrigation departments, and Indus River System Authority (Irsa) to examine and control water losses.
Parliamentary secretary for water resources, Punjab minister for irrigation department, Punjab and Sindh irrigation departments’ secretaries attended the meeting through video link.