National Assembly's Committee on Virtual Session unanimously decided to invite all parliamentary leaders to discuss mechanics for holding coming budget session of the Parliament during Covid-19 pandemic.
The committee met with Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam in the chair at the Parliament on Tuesday.
The members of the committee unanimously decided to invite all the parliamentary leaders in the National Assembly to discuss the mechanics for holding the session of the assembly with them before submitting its recommendations to the speaker National Assembly.
The committee members held in-depth discussion on terms of reference (TORs) for holding session of the National Assembly.
There was a consensus among the members of the committee to hold the session of the National Assembly in the current situation, however risk assessment and risk management had to be carried out before convening the session.
They all were of the view that the Parliament embodies the will of the people, thus in the present situation, keeping Parliament active and effective was vital.
After thorough discussion of the members, the committee unanimously decided to invite all the parliamentary leaders to discuss the mechanics for holding the session of the parliament with them before submitting its recommendations to the speaker National Assembly.
The committee on virtual session of the National Assembly during Covid-19 was constituted by the speaker National Assembly with the mandate to suggest amendments in the rules of procedure and conduct of business in the National Assembly 2007, if any for holding virtual session of the National Assembly during prevalence of the coronavirus pandemic.
The committee was also been asked to make recommendations for detailed working to hold session of the National Assembly during the period of pandemic.
The committee had also been asked to make any other recommendations it may deem necessary, and submit its recommendations to the speaker as early as possible.
The meeting was attended by Dr Fehmida Mirza, minister for inter-provincial coordination, Dr Zaheeruddin Babar, advisor to PM on parliamentary affairs, Ali Muhammad Khan, minister of state for parliamentary affairs, MNA Syed Aminul Haq, and Malik Aamir Dogar, chief whip (PTI), Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, and Shahida Akthar Ali, whereas Syed Naveed Qamar joined the meeting via video link.
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