Islamabad, 27th June, 2016: A meeting of National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence met today in Committee Room No.7, 4th Floor, Parliament House, Islamabad, under the Chairmanship of Shaikh Rohale Asghar, MNA. The Committee discussed “The National Command Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2016” (Ordinance No. I of 2016) in detail and recommended for passage the Bill.

The Committee also considered report of the Sub-Committee regarding the issue of land earmarked for the establishment of Military Cantonment at Swat and adopted with certain amendments. The Committee was also briefed on the arrest of an Indian spy in Balochistan and current tension on Pak-Afghan Border, Torkham. The Committee was informed that the construction work on gate at Torkham border has been restored and will be completed very soon.

The meeting was also attended by Mr. Tahir Bashir Cheema, Mr. Isphanyar M. Bhandara, Sardar Muhammad Shafqat Hayat Khan, Mir Dostain Domki, Lt. Col. (Retd) Ghulam Rasul Sahi, Mr. Nawab Ali Wassan, Dr. Shireen Mehrunnisa Mazari, Mr. Shafqat Mahmood, Mr. Sanjay Perwani, Ms. Kishwer Zehra and Mr. Mahmood Khan Achakzai MNAs and Officers/Officials of the Ministry.