Islamabad, 28th February, 2022: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence recommended to approve all the budgetary proposals relating to Public Sector Development Programs (PSDP) for the next Financial Year 2022-23 and directed the Ministry of Finance and Revenue to provide the required funds to the Ministry of Defence in the better interest of the country.
 

2.           17th meeting of the Standing Committee was held today at 11:00 a.m. in the Committee Room No. 05, Parliament House, Islamabad under the Chairmanship of Mr. Amjid Ali Khan, MNA.
 

3.           While briefing, the Secretary, Ministry of Defence apprised the Committee about 23 PSDP Projects amounting to Rs. 35903.220 million, however, proposed demand is Rs. 10859.225 million. After having detailed deliberations, the Committee recommended to approve all the PSDP budgetary proposals and directed the Ministry of Finance and Revenue to provide the required funds to the Ministry of Defence in the better interest of the country.
 

4.           The Committee dropped “The Nuclear Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2020”, moved by Ms. Nusrat Wahid, MNA, due to unavailability of the Mover.
 

5.           The Committee also deferred the “Point of Order regarding the Problem of Fisherman of Coastal belt of Karachi due to short term permit and restriction for fishing in the sea’ (raised by Syed Agha Rafiullah, MNA), due to unavailability of the Mover.
 

6.           The Committee showed its displeasure over non-attendance of the Ministry of Finance, thus, deferred the agenda regarding Issuance of Tax Notice by Cantonment Board to Hon. MNAs till its next meeting.
 

7.           Later, the Secretary, Ministry of Defence informed that the agenda regarding Schools issue in Cantonment Board is sub-judice, therefore, the Committee drop the said agenda.
 

8.           The meeting was attended by Mr. Faiz Ul Hassan, Mr. Jamil Ahmed Khan, Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, Mr. Atta Ullah, Ms. Kanwal Shauzab, Ms. Rubina Irfan, Ch. Muhammad Barjees Tahir, Mr. Muhammad Khan Daha, Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada, Mr. Aftab Shahban Mirani, Mr. Salahuddin Ayubi and Mr. Muhammad Hashim Notezai, MNAs. The meeting was also attended by the senior officers of M/o Defence.