Islamabad, 31st December, 2024: The Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges expressed its strong displeasure over the non-attendance of the meeting by the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO), Sukkur Electric Power Company (SEPCO), and Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO). The Committee emphasized that such practices are unacceptable and must not recur. Consequently, it was decided to invite the Secretary, Ministry of Energy (Power Division), along with the CEOs of the aforementioned entities, in the next meeting for further deliberation.
The 5th meeting of the Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges was convened today at 11:00 a.m. at the Parliament House, Islamabad, under the Chairmanship of Mr. Muhammad Afzal, MNA.
The Honourable Member of the Committee apprised that the Sub-Committee constituted earlier has considered the amendments referred to it but could not finalized the recommendations, therefore, requested to reconstitute the said Sub-Committee for accomplishment of the remaining task. Honoring the proposal, the Committee reconstituted the Sub-Committee with the same composition and TORs. The Sub-Committee was required to examine the amendments moved by Dr. Nafisa Shah, MNA regarding insertion of new Rule 295 and Rule 296 and by Syed Naveed Qamar, MNA in Rule 119 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007. In addition to that, the Committee referred the amendments moved by Dr. Nafisa Shah, MNA in rule 30, 31 and 205 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007. The Sub-Committee was comprised of Mir Ghulam Ali Talpur, Khawaja Izhar ul Hassan, Malik Muhammad Aamir Dogar, MNAs. The Committee will submit its report within thirty days to the Standing Committee for its final consideration.
Regarding Privilege Motions, Ms. Shagufta Jumani and Mr. Waseem Qadir, MNAs, accepted the unconditional apologies tendered by the Managing Director of Pak Arab Refinery Limited (PARCO) and the CEO of Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC), respectively. Following this, the Privilege Motions were disposed off.
The Committee, while addressing public concerns related to the power sector, reiterated its dissatisfaction over the absence of the CEOs of LESCO, SEPCO, and HESCO. The Committee underscored that such negligence would not be tolerated in the future. In light of these concerns, the Committee resolved to summon the Secretary, Ministry of Energy (Power Division), along with the CEOs of the aforementioned companies in the next meeting. Additionally, Ms. Shagufta Jumani, MNA, highlighted the issue of unannounced load-shedding in Hyderabad and requested to be invited as a Special Invitee in the forthcoming meeting. The Committee approved her request.
The meeting was attended by the following MNAs: Syed Imran Ahmed Shah, Mr. Azhar Qayyum Nahra, Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan Nasar, Mr. Zulfiqar Sattar Bachani, Mir Ghulam Ali Talpur, Mr. Ramesh Lal, Mr. Waseem Qadir (via Zoom), Malik Muhammad Aamir Dogar (via Zoom), and Khawaja Izhar ul Hassan (via Zoom). The Mover, Ms. Shagufta Jumani, MNA, also participated. Senior officers from the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of Energy (Power Division), Lahore Waste Management Company, and Pak Arab Refinery Limited were also in attendance.