Senate body finalizes amendments in Senate rules of procedures
By Asim Hussain

ISLAMABAD—The Senate Committee on Rules of Procedures and Privileges, which met at the Parliament House Tuesday under the Chairmanship of Senator Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi, finalized the draft of the proposed amendments in the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 1988. The revised amendments in the Rules of Procedures would now be placed before the House for approval.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chairman of the Committee said that the Committee was assigned a monumental task, which it accomplished with great care and caution keeping in view not only our present day requirements but also those of the future generations. He expressed the confidence that by virtue of the amendments proposed by the Committee in the Rules of Procedures, the Senate would be able to function smoothly and more efficiently.
The Chairman commended the valuable input provided by the honourable Members and the painstaking efforts made by the Secretary Committee in finalizing the draft. He said it was indeed an onerous responsibility but by the grace of Allah Almighty the Committee had been able to fulfill the trust and confidence reposed in it.
The Members of the Committee put on record their appreciation of the role played by the Chairman of the Committee adding that it not only helped formulate the amendments properly but also encouraged each and every member to make a worthwhile contribution. They hoped that the task accomplished by the Senate body would help a great deal in smooth functioning of the Upper House of the Parliament in all times to come. The Chairman and the Members of the Committee also placed on record their profuse appreciation of the important role played by the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs in carrying the task through.
The meeting was attended, among others, by Senators Naeem Hussain Chattha, Abdul Razak A. Thahim, Dr. Muhammad Ismail Buledi, Raza Muhammad Raza, Prof. Muhammad Ibrahim Khan and Ms. Saadia Abbasi besides the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and senior officials of the Ministries of Law, Justice, Human Rights & Parliamentary Affairs.