NA STANDING COMMITTEE ON RULES OF PROCEDURE AND PRIVILEGES MEETS

Islamabad : : A meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges was held in the Constitution Room, Parliament House, Islamabad under the Chairmanship of Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon, MNA.
The Committee confirmed the minutes of its previous meeting held on 7-12-2022.
The Comprehensive report/Implementation status of the previous recommendations of the Committee was placed before the Committee.
On the Question of Privilege raised by Ms.Nuzhat Pathan, MNA regarding not attending the telephone calls of the Hon. Member by Agha Abdul Raheem, Director General (D.G), Sehwan Development Authority, Jamshoro; the Committee pended the Question of Privilege till its next meeting. The Committee also directed that Chief Secretary, Sindh and Secretary, Local Govt Sindh should attend the next meeting of the Committee in person.
On the Question of Privilege raised by Mr. Usama Qadri, MNA regarding misbehavior of Mr. Zahid Hussain, Joint Secretary, Maritime Affairs over telephone with the Hon. Member; the Committee disposed of the Question of Privilege with the direction that the issues of the Hon. Mover should be resolved with a report to the Privilege Committee.
On the Question of Privilege raised by Mr. Salahuddin Ayubi, MNA regarding raid of Islamabad Police force on lodge No. A-401, Parliament Lodge of the Hon. MNA on the direction of former Prime Minister Mr. Imran Khan and former Minister for Interior Mr. Shaikh Rashid Ahmed; as the Hon. Mover did not attend the meeting, therefore, the Committee disposed of the Question of Privilege.
On the Question of Privilege raised by Mr. Ramesh Lal, MNA regarding not responding to the telephone calls of the Hon. Member by Mr. Ishaq Khoro, Director General, Sindh Building Control Authority, Local Govt Depatt, Sindh; the Committee disposed of the Question of Privilege.
On the Question of Privilege raised by Mr. Ramesh Lal, MNA regarding misbehaviour of Mr. Rehmat Ali Hashmi, President, National Bank with the Hon. Member over telephone; the Committee pended the Question of Privilege till its next meeting.
On the Question of Privilege raised by Mr. Ramesh Lal, MNA regarding not-responding the telephone calls of the Hon. Member by Ch. Ejaz Asghar, Superintendent, Adyala Jail, Rawalpindi; the Committee expressed its displeasure for not attending the meeting by Ch. Ejaz Asghar and directed that Secretary, Home Department (Prions), I.G.P Prisons Punjab, DIG, North Prisons, Punjab and Superintendent Adyala Jial should attend the next meeting of the Committee in person.
On the Question of Privilege raised by Mr. Ramesh Lal, MNA regarding not-responding the telephone calls of the Hon. Member by Mr. Fayaz Kolachi, Engineer, Public Health Kolachi, Qambar Shehdad Kot, Sindh; the Committee pended the Question of Privilege till its next meeting.
On the Question of Privilege raised by Rana Shamim Ahmed Khan, MNA regarding not properly spending the amount given by him on the projects of his constituency by SNGPL, for not provision of Sui Gas connections in the village of NA-76, as Rs. 11,80, 29000/- have been transferred in the head of account of Sui Gas Department since last four years; the Committee disposed of the Question of Privilege.
On the Question of Privilege raised by Makhdoom Syed Sami ul Hassan Gillani, MNA regarding the incorrect proposed Provisional Estimates of ADP-2021-22 by the XEN, Highways Bahawalpur and misbehavior with the Hon. Member; the Committee directed that the issues of the Hon. Members Mr. Ahmed Hussain Deharr, Syed Sami Ul Hassan Gillani and Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon, MNAs should be resolved on priority regarding the change of nature of their schemes in ADPs. The Committee pended the Question of Privilege till its next meeting.
On the Question of Privilege raised by Makhdoom Syed Sami ul Hassan Gillani, MNA regarding alleged non-update the Hon. Member by XEN, Public Health Department, Bahawalpur regarding Provincial Fund year 2021-2022 and not responding the telephone calls; the Committee directed that Secretary, Public Health South Punjab, Chief Engineer Public Health, Bahawalpur, S.E, Public Health Bahawalpur, XEN, Public Health Bahawalpur, Chief Engineer, Public Health, Multan should attend the next meeting of the Committee in person. The Committee also directed that the Addl. Chief Secretary, South Punjab should ensure the attendance of the above said officers in the next meeting of the Committee in person.The Committee pended the Question of Privilege till its next meeting. On the Question of Privilege raised by Makhdoom Syed Sami ul Hassan Gillani, MNA regarding allegedly changing the alignment of his Development Scheme metal raod of KLP road Ape to Basti Ch. Muhammad Ismail by Malik Rafiq, XEN, PWD, Bahawalpur, Rao Shahid, SDO, P.W.D, Multan, Mr. Abdul Wakeel, Sub-Inspector, FIA, Bahawalpur, Multan, the Committee directed that Director General (FIA), Director, FIA, Multan, Deputy Director, FIA, Bahawalpur should attend the next meeting of the Committee in person. The Committee also directed that an inquiry should also be initiated against Mr. Abdul Wakeel, Sub-Inspector, FIA, Multan. The Committee pended the Question of Privilege till its next meeting.
On the Question of Privilege raised by Ms. Romina Khursheed Alam, MNA regarding alleged baseless propaganda on social, print and electronic media that a 25 person delegation attended the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) conference in Canada; the Committee pended the Question of Privilege with the direction that Secretary, M/o Information and Broadcasting should convene a joint consultative meeting to make proper mechanism for all the time, with the representatives of M/o Interior, M/o Information Technology, FIA, PEMRA, PTA with a report to the Committee within fifteen days. The Committee also directed that the Hon. Mover should also be invited in the said consultative meeting.
On the Question of Privilege raised by Ms. Romina Khursheed Alam, MNA regarding alleged tweet of Ms. Aliya Hamza Malik, MNA mailing Regional Seminar for the Asia Pacific Region Parliaments on Achieving the Sustainable Developments held on 13th and 14th September, 2022; the Committee pended the Question of Privilege till its next meeting.
On the Question of Privilege raised by Mr. Ali Nawaz Shah, MNA regarding alleged registration of false cases against the workers/supporters of Hon. MNA to malign, defame the him and damage his reputation in his constituency by Mr. Shafique Shah, Chief Municipal Officer (CMO), Mir Pur Khas City, Chaudhary Asad, Superintendent of Police, Mr. Manzoor Lakhi, Deputy Superintendent of Police, City Mir Pur Khas, Mr. Khuda Bux Thebo, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Shujaabad, Mr. Rasool Bux Thaheem, Station House Officer, Taluka Mirwah, Mr. Shahjehan Lashari, Station House Officer, Satellite Town, Mr. Khuda Bux Rajani, Station House Officer and Mr. Munawar Arain, Assistant Sub-Inspector/MTO, Satellite Town, District Mir Pur Khas; the Committee pended the Question of Privilege till its next meeting with the direction that Mr. Shafique Shah, Chief Municipal Officer should be transferred from his present posting. The Committee also directed that in the next meeting of the Committee, only Commissioner, Mir Pur Khas, Sindh and SSP, Mir pur Khas Sindh should attend the next meeting of the Committee. The Junior Police Officers/Staff was exempted by the Committee. The Committee also directed that the issues of the Hon.Mover should be resolved on priority.
On the Question of Privilege raised by Mr. Ghous Bux Khan Mahar, MNA regarding not-responding the telephone calls of Hon. Member by Mr. Muhammad Ishaq Abbasi, Chief Engineer, Guddu Barrage, Sukkur and Mr. Assadullah Sheikh, Superintendent Engineer of Guddu Barrage, Sukkur; the Comm