ISLAMABAD, Feb 20 (APP):Senate Standing Committee on Federal
Education and Professional Training on Tuesday granted approval to the International Institute for Technology, Culture, and Health Sciences Bill 2024.
The committee meeting held at Parliament House, was chaired by S
enator Irfan Siddiqui.
The session began with the deliberation of the private member’s bill titled “The Higher
Education Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2024,” presented by S
enator Shahadat Awan during the Senate session on 1st January 2024.
This bill, referred to the committee for consideration and report, seeks to establish parliamentary oversight on the functioning of the HEC through the submission of an annual report to both houses. The Committee unanimously approved the Bill.
Additionally, the Committee gave its approval to the “The International Institute of Technology, Culture, and Health Sciences Bill 2024,” introduced by S
enator Fawzia Arshad in the Senate session on 19th February 2024.
As this was the final meeting of the standing committee before dissolution, the Chairman Committee, S
enator Irfan Siddiqui expressed gratitude to committee members, the Secretary Ministry of Federal
Education and Professional Training, and the Chairman HEC for their unwavering support over the past three years.
The committee members, along with officials from the Ministry and HEC, also commended S
enator Irfan Siddiqui’s leadership for ensuring the seamless functioning of the committee proceedings.
The committee meeting witnessed the presence of S
enators Fawzia Arshad, Falak Naz, Engr Rukhsana Zuberi, Shahadat Awan, the Chairman of HEC, and senior officials from the Federal
Education Ministry.
