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The National Assembly Session has been prorogued on Friday, the 28th August, 2026. | Committee Meetings: 11:30 AM: 1st meeting of the Sub-Committee of the SC on Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmoney at Committee Room No.7 (4th Floor), Parliament House, Islamabad | 02:00 PM: 16th meeting of the SC of the National Assembly on Petroleum Division at Constitution Room (Committee Room No. 5) (2nd Floor), Parliament House , Islamabad
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Standing Committee on the Petroleum Division meets

Friday, 8th August, 2025
The 10th meeting of the Standing Committee on the Petroleum Division of the National Assembly was held today at 03:00 p.m. in the Parliament House, Islamabad, under the chairmanship of Syed Mustafa Mehmood, MNA. The Honourable Chairman attended the meeting from abroad and, after commencing the proceedings, sought permission to leave. Subsequently, the Committee unanimously elected Honourable Syed Naveed Qamar, MNA, to preside over the remainder of the meeting under rule-216 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the National Assembly, 2007.
At the outset, the Committee confirmed the minutes of its previous meeting held on 22nd May 2025 and extended a warm welcome to the Federal Minister for Petroleum Division, Members of the Committee, and officials from various Divisions, and Departments for their participation.
The Committee then considered in detail the Petroleum (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (Government Bill) and recommended its passage by the National Assembly with amendments.
The Sub-Committee was constituted under the convenership of Syed Naveed Qamar, MNA, submitted its report to the main Standing Committee, which adopted it and recommended that its proposals be forwarded to the Petroleum Division for further necessary action.
The Sub-Committee comprised Syed Naveed Qamar, MNA (Convener), Mr. Asad Alam Niazi, MNA, Mr. Muhammad Moin Aamer Pirzada, MNA, and Mr. Gul Asghar Khan, MNA. Its Terms of Reference were to discuss and formulate new guidelines for the efficient utilization of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds, Production Bonuses, and Training Funds for capacity-building, with the objective of ensuring transparency and providing relief to local communities.
The meeting was attended by Members of the National Assembly, including Mr. Anwar Ul Haq Chaudhary, Ms. Shaista Khan, Syed Naveed Qamar, Mr. Asad Alam Niazi, Mr. Salahuddin Junejo, Mr. Shahid Ahmad, and Ms. Shazia Marri (as Special Invitee). Senior officials present included Mr. Momin Agha, Secretary, Petroleum Division; Mr. Mahfooz Bhatti, Additional Secretary (Power Division); Mr. Jam Muhammad Aslam, Additional Draftsman/Joint Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice; along with other senior officials.