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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 Speaker Pledges To Make The Current National Assembly A Role Model For Legislation

Thursday, 10th January, 2019

Islamabad; January 10th, 2019: Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Mr. Ali Muhammad Khan called on the Speaker National Assembly Mr. Asad Qaiser at Speaker House on Thursday. Matters pertaining to the agenda of the forthcoming session of the National Assembly, formation of Standing Committees and legislation were discussed during the meeting.

While stressing upon the need for early formation of Standing Committees, the Speaker said that formation of Standing Committees was necessary for enactment of legislation. He asked the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs to make consultation with opposition parties to complete the process of formation of Standing Committees in upcoming session of the National Assembly.

While pledging to make the current Assembly a role model for the legislation, the Speaker said that the public have lot of expectations from the current National Assembly therefore  Parliamentarians will have to make serious efforts to come up to their expectations. He said that we can only resolve the problems of the masses and provide them relief through legislation and this was the only way to come up to their expectations. He said that the government and opposition were the two main pillar of the Parliament, we cannot maintain the friendly atmosphere in the House and produce proper and effective legislation without the support and reconciliation of both sides.

While appreciating the positive response of the opposition during the previous sessions of the House, he expressed the hope that the opposition parties will continue the same attitude during the formation of Standing Committees and in future legislation. He urged upon the government benches to actively take part in proceedings of the House and ensure their full participation during the session.

The State Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Mr. Ali Muhammad Khan thanked the Speaker and appreciated his efforts in resolving the issue of Public Accounts Committee amicably. While assuring the Speaker for immediate formation of Parliamentary Committees, he said that he was in contact with government and Opposition Parties on this issue and it will be resolved in the upcoming session of the National Assembly. He further said that government was taking the matter of legislation seriously and very soon different bills would be introduced in the House which would provide relief to the public.