ISLAMABAD, Jun 10 (APP):The
Senate on Monday unanimously adopted motion to pave the way for electing the house standing and functional committees under Rule 174, of rules
of the procedure and conduct of business
in the Senate 2012.
Moving the motion
in the House,
Senator Sherry Rehman said that under Rule 174
of the rules
of the procedure and conduct of business
in the Senate 2012, that the standing and functional committees may be elected by the
Senate comprising members as per the proposed list.
The House may also authorize the Chairman
Senate to make changes
in the composition of said committees as and when it deems fit.
Speaking at the forum
of the House, leader
of the Opposition Syed Shibli Faraz thanked the treasury and opposition benches to show solidarity with him and said that such incidents could not deter their courage.
He said that the
Senators should be accommodated
in the committees as per their skills and expertise.
He further said that rules should strictly be followed
in the Constitution of Standing and Functional Committees
of the house. Without constitution
of the committees with
in the stipulated time frame, the house would be dysfunctional and mere a debating club, he added. He urged to settle the committee issue once for all.
Law Minister Azam Nazeer said that today was a cut-off date for constituting the committees. Almost 95 per cent issue has already been resolved as per the rules, he added.
He said, we have required two committees including Finance and Planning and Development. Process has been initiated and remaining committee would be constituted with
in the due course of time
, he said.
