Islamabad, 3rd October, 2024; 4th meeting of the Standing Committee on Interior was held today under the Chairmanship of Raja Khurram Shahzad Nawaz, MNA. The meeting started with the recitation from the Holy Quran. The Committee decided to proceed with the agenda.

2. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2024 (Section 462O), a Government Bill, was presented before the Standing Committee. The Committee deferred the Bill until its next meeting. Similarly, the Pakistan Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2024, a Government Bill, was discussed, and it was decided to defer the Bill to the next meeting as well. The Pakistan Coast Guard (Amendment) Bill, 2024 (Section 14A), another Government Bill, was also presented and deferred to the next meeting. The West Pakistan Maintenance of Public Order (Repeal) Bill, 2024, moved by Sahibzada Sibghatullah, MNA, was likewise deferred. The Acid and Burn Crime Bill, 2024, moved by Dr. Mahreen Razzaq Bhutto, was similarly deferred until the next meeting. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2024 (Section 489F), moved by Mr. Sohail Sultan, MNA, was presented and deferred for discussion in the next meeting of the Standing Committee.

3. The Deputy Commissioner of Islamabad briefed the Committee on the imposition of heavy fines on unregistered vehicles. The Committee decided to invite representatives of the Motorcar Dealers Association to the next meeting to address their concerns and grievances.

4. The Deputy Commissioner and Commissioner of Islamabad also briefed the Committee on the preparation of the records of rights for 52 revenue estates located on the boundary line between Rawalpindi and Islamabad. It was informed that 13 partial Mauzas have been received by the ICT Administration, while the revenue record of 11 partial revenue estates of ICT has been handed over to the Rawalpindi Administration. Additionally, the revenue record of 28 partial revenue estates, currently with the Rawalpindi Administration, remains unresolved. The Committee directed that the issue of the remaining Mauzas be resolved within one week and a report be submitted accordingly.

5. The Member Planning & Engineering of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), Islamabad, briefed the Committee regarding the illegal and unauthorized housing scheme "North Ridge" in Zone-III, ICT, Islamabad. The Committee directed the CDA to provide a copy of the summary submitted to the Cabinet for the approval of sub-zoning. Additionally, the CDA was instructed to refrain from conducting any further operations in Zone-III until a decision is made in the next meeting.

6. The Director of the FIA briefed the Committee regarding the agenda item on the human smuggling network uncovered by the agency. The Committee was informed that the FIA had conducted searches and gathered information from all its offices, but no such cases related to the agenda were found.

7. The issue of the alleged fake degree of the President of the Pakistan Nursing & Midwifery Council (PN&MC) and the actions taken by the FIA were discussed during the meeting. The concerned officer from the FIA briefed the Committee on the progress of the investigation. The Committee directed FIA to complete the investigation promptly and submit a detailed report immediately.
8. Hon. Members/MNAs/Mover, Mr. Muhammad Hanif Abbasi, Chaudhary Naseer Ahmed Abbas, Ms. Nosheen Iftikhar, Malik Shakir Bashir Awan, Syed Rafiullah, Sardar Nabeel Ahmed Gabool, Mr. Abdul Qadir Patel, Khawaja Izhar Ul Hassan, Mr. Muhammad Ijaz ul Haq, Mr. Mohammad Jamal Ahsan Khan, Mr. Nisar Ahmed, Sahibzada Muhammad Hamid Raza, Mr. Muhammad Arshid Sahi, and senior officers from the Ministry of Interior, M/o Law and Justice, CDA, ICT , FIA, Immigration & Passports, NADRA attended the meeting.