The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Co-ordination Wednesday rejected a bill seeking prohibition of Sheesha smoking in the federal capital. The committee met in the chair of Senator Sajjad Hussain Turi in the Parliament House. The committee members discussed 'The Islamabad Prohibition of Sheesha Smoking Bill, 2016,' in detail and also sought opinion from the Ministry of Law officials present in the meeting.
The officials from ministries of health and law informed the committee members that relevant provisions are already part of the law that prohibits Sheesha smoking in Islamabad; therefore, there is no need for enactment of a new law to curb the Sheesha smoking in the federal capital. The Chairman of the committee rejected the bill that was moved by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Muhammad Azam Khan Swati.