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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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National Assembly standing Committee on Rules of Procedure & Privileges meets today

Tuesday, 2nd August, 2016

Islamabad, 2nd August, 2016: A meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges was held today in Committee Room No. 2, Parliament House, Islamabad, under the Chairmanship of Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhary, MNA.

On the Question of Privilege of off-loading of Shaikh Rashid Ahmed, MNA from the PIA flight, the Committee expressed its displeasure for off-loading the Hon.Member without any reason. The Committee directed the Secretary Foreign Affairs Division and National Assembly Secretariat to see the Rules and Regulations regarding calling the concerned officers of U.S Embassy in its next meeting within seven days. The Committee directed the PIA Authorities to amend the rules and regulations to safeguard the honor of the Hon.Members of the Parliament so that such incidents may not occur in future. The Committee also expressed its displeasure for not attending the meeting of the Committee by Secretary and Addl.Secretary Foreign Affairs Division and directed them to ensure their presence in the next meeting of the Committee otherwise strict action would be taken.

On the Question of Privilege of Ms.Shahjehan Muneer Mangrio,MNA, the Committee expressed its displeasure for non resolving the issues of the Hon.MNA. The Committee directed the Inspector General of Police, Sindh to be careful in future otherwise strict action would be taken against the concerned. The Committee directed the I.G.P, Sindh to provide the copy of F.I.R to the Hon.Mover.

The Committee disposed of the Questions of Privileges of Mr. Muhammad Salman Khan Baloch, Mr.Sarzamin Khan, Mr. Akram Khan Durrani, Nawab Muhammad Yousuf Talpur, MNAs. The Committee pended the Question of Privilege of Ms.Naeema Kishwar Khan,MNA.  

The Committee emphasized that the Hon.Movers should properly pursue their Question of Privileges so that stern actions should be taken against the concerned.

While taking suo-moto action regarding non-coverage of the meetings of Standing Committees and Sub-Committees of the National Assembly, particularly, the meetings of Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privilege, the Committee expressed its displeasure and directed Secretary Committee to call the M.D (PTV) in its next meeting for briefing the Committee in this regard.

The meeting was attended by Chaudhry Khadim Hussain,  Rana Umer Nazir Khan, Mr. Najaf Abbas Siyal, Mr. Abdul Majid Khan Khanan Khail, Ms. Kiran Haider, Nawab Muhammad Yousuf Talpur, Mr. Muhammad Ayaz Soomro, Ms.Shagufta Jumani, MNAs/Members. The meeting was also attended by Ms. Shahjehan Muneer Mangrio and Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, MNAs/Movers.