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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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Standing Committee on Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony meets

Monday, 23rd April, 2018

Ms. Shagufta Jumani, MNA, Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony, referred the matter of selection of Private Tour Operators through Third Party to inquiry into all irregularities being committed in the process.

2. The Committee considered the comprehensive report/implementation status of the recommendations of the previous meetings.

3. The Committee expressed concern over the non-appointment of the Chairman, Evacuee Trust Property Board and recommended to appoint Chairman ETPB on priority basis to resolve the grievances/issues of Minorities.

4. The Committee gave last opportunity to sub-Committee to finalize its report pending three private Member’s Bills, the Commission for Minorities Bill, 2015, (moved by Ms. Beelum Hasnain, MNA) the Commission for Minorities Bill, 2015 (moved by
Mr.Lal Chand Malhi, MNA) and the Commission for Minorities Bill, 2016 (moved by Mr. Sanjay Perwani, MNA) and fixed on the sub-Committee dated 27-04-2018.

5. The Committee also expressed displeasure on the decision of the National Commission for Minorities, disapproving the recommendations of Sub-Committee. 

6. The Committee also directed the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony to provide the list of all those officer who had completed the tenure of three years in the Ministry to insure proper job rotation.

7.The Committee unanimously decided to visit Sawami Narain Mandir, Gawal-mandi, Rawalpindi to inspect the site and the issue of allotments.

8. MNAs Malik Abdul Ghaffar Dogar, Syed Imran Ahmed Shah, Sahibzada Faiz-ul- Hassan, Ms. Kiran Imran Dar, Mr. Ramesh Lal, Mr. Ali Muhammad Khan, Mr. Lal Chand Malhi, Mr. Muhammad Kamal, Molvi Agha Muhammad, Ms. Shaida Akhtar Ali, Mr. Bismillah Khan and Minister of State along with Secretary, Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony attended the meeting.