Islamabad the 22nd January, 2020 : 6th Meeting for the Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs was held today at 2:00 p.m. under the Chairmanship of Mr. Mujahid Ali, MNA in Committee Room No. 7 (4th Floor), Parliament House, Islamabad. The meeting commenced with recitation from the Holy Quran.

The Committee confirmed the minutes of its previous meeting which was held on 11th October, 2019. Compliance on the comprehensive report/implementation status of the previous recommendations of the Committee was given verbally by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. The Joint Secretary, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs informed the Committee that the Administration of Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute & Research Center, Lahore has agreed in this respect to convene a meeting therein hence, the Committee decided to hold a meeting and visit there after incoming session.  

The Committee after detailed deliberations deferred The Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2020” (Section 206 & 208) with the recommendation to write a letter to the leaders of all the Political Parliamentary Parties for giving their opinions/suggestions to increase the quota of the women seats. The Committee also recommended to defer two Bills regarding “The Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2019” (Section 104) and “The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2020” (Article 140A) on the requests of the movers of the Bills for its next meeting.

The Chairman, Standing Committee (Mr. Mujahid Ali), Mr. Junaid Akbar, Ms. Rukhsana Naveed, Mst. Shaheen Naz Saifullah, Ms. Zille Huma, Ms, Fouzia Behram, Rana Mubashir Iqbal, Mr. Mahesh Kumar Malani, Ms. Shamsun Nisa, Ms. Shagufta Jumani, Moulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali, MNAs/Members of the Standing Committee and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs (Mr. Ali Muhammad Khan) and a mover of the Bill, Ms.Noreen Farooq Khan, MNA attended the meeting.