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The National Assembly has been summoned to meet on Monday, the 1st April, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. in the Parliament House, Islamabad
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NA Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat Meets

Wednesday, 20th April, 2016

Islamabad; April 20, 2016: Meeting of the Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat was held in Parliament House, this afternoon with Rana Muhammad Hayat Khan, MNA in the chair.
 
2. The Committee discussed the “The Plant Breeders Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2015 in detail. The Committee directed that M/o Food Security and Research may move a summary to Hon. Prime Minister of Pakistan to get the mandate of registry from Intellectual Property Organization (IPO) within three days of the meeting and report back to the Committee. Therefore, the Committee deferred the Bill till its next meeting.

3. The Committee expressed concern on “The embezzlement of Rs.671.39 million on account of Cargo Throughput Charges” and “Irregular removal of Air Transport Licenses of defaulting airlines “Rs.23,922.00 million” as raised in audit para (No.3.4.2 of 2014-15) and constituted a three members Sub-Committee headed by Sardar Mansab Ali Dogar, MNA to probe into the matter as to why CAA was unable to safeguard the interest of their department.

4. The Committee appreciated the performance of PTA however, directed that PTA may take stringent measures to enhance its performance and come up with the proposals to enhance the revenue of the country so that Committee could support them accordingly.

5. The meeting was attended by Sardar Sikandar Hayat Bosan, Federal Minister for Food Security and Research, Malik Ibrar Ahmed, MNA,  Moulvi Agha Muhammad, MNA,  Syed Ali Raza Abidi, MNA, Ms. Marriyum Aurangzeb, MNA, Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak, MNA, Ms. Parveen Masood Bhatti, MNA, Ms. Shahnaz Saleem, MNA, Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir, MNA, Mr. Roshan Din Junejo, MNA and Dr. Fauzia Hameed, MNA (mover of the Bill). Secretaries of Cabinet Division, CA&DD, National Food Security and Research, Establishment and other senior officers of the concerned departments.
 
(KHALID MALIK JOYIA)
Secretary Committee
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