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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 Human Rights meets today

Tuesday, 23rd May, 2017

Islamabad, the 23rd May, 2017.  27th meeting of the Standing Committee on M/o Human Rights met today at 3:00 pm in the Committee Room of PIPS of the Parliament Lodges, Islamabad, under the Chairmanship of Mr. Babar Nawaz Khan, MNA.

The Committee, after brief discussion, deferred the bill titled as “The Islamabad Capital Territory Child Protection Bill, 2017” for detailed discussion in the next meeting.

The Committee considered the bill titled as “The National Commission for Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2017” ((Amendment in section 3 & 5, Act XVI of 2012) (Moved by Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi, MNA) (Referred on 16-05-2017) in its meeting and recommended/passed unanimously to fix the age limit of retirement as not more than 65 years, for the Chairman and the members of the commission. The Mover of the bill, Mr. Muhammad Muzzamil  Qureshi thanked the Honorable committee members for consideration of his bill.

The Committee also deferred to review the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), Act, 2012, for its next meeting.

The Committee was given briefing by Director General, Ministry of Human Rights on implementation status of action plan for Human Rights but the committee members expressed their concerns over the performance of four action plans. The committee decided to defer the implementation status of action plans for Human Rights. The committee also directed the Ministry to discuss the performance of four commissions since February, 2016, Mashaal case, and purpose of allocation of funds in the action plan, etc.

The meeting was attended by Sayed Essa Nori, Ms. Surriya Asghar, Ms. Asiya Naz Tanoli, Ms. Zahra Wadood Fatemi, Dr. Shazia Sobia, Ms. Musarat Rafique Mahesar, Ms. Munaza Hassan, Mr. Sajid Nawaz, Mr. Kanwar Naveed Jameel, Ms. Aliya Kamran Murtaza, Ms. Naseema Hafeez Panezai, Ms. Kishwer Zehra, Ms Kiran Haider, Ms. Phyllis Azeem, the mover of the bill, Mr. Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi, MNAs and senior officers from the Ministry of Human Rights and its attached department.