Unopposed: Nasreen Jalil elected chairperson Standing Committee on Finance
The proceedings of the election were conducted by Secretary Senate Iftikharullah Babar.
ISLAMABAD:
The Senate Standing Committee on Finance, which met at the Parliament House on Friday elected Senator Nasreen Jalil as Chairperson of the Committee. Jalil was elected unopposed.
Her name was proposed as the chairperson by Senator Islamuddin Shaikh and seconded by Senators Muhammad Talha Mehmood and Saeed Ghani.
The proceedings of the election were conducted by Secretary Senate Iftikharullah Babar, in accordance with the Rule 184 (1) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012.
Members of the committee congratulated the new chairperson on her election and assured her of their cooperation in running the affairs of the committee.
Deputy Chairman Senate Sabir Ali Baloch and Leader of the House in the Senate Muhammad Jehangir Badar, who were present on the occasion, also extended warm felicitations to Senator Jalil.
Speaking on the occasion, Senator Jalil thanked the members for reposing confidence in her and reiterated her determination to work with honesty and devotion.
She said that she would seek guidance from experienced members of the committee and would take every member along.
The meeting was attended among others by Senators Sardar Fateh Muhammad Muhammad Hassani, Saeed Ghani, Osman Saifullah Khan, Haji Muhammad Adeel, Kalsoom Parveen, Islamuddin Sheikh, Muhammad Talha Mehmood besides Deputy Chairman Senate Sabir Ali Baloch and Leader of the House in the Senate Muhammad Jehangir Badar. Special Secretary Senate Amjed Pervez was also present on the occasion.
Correction: In an earlier version of the story, the word chairperson was incorrectly written as chairman in the headline. The correction has been made.
The Senate Standing Committee on Finance, which met at the Parliament House on Friday elected Senator Nasreen Jalil as Chairperson of the Committee. Jalil was elected unopposed.
Her name was proposed as the chairperson by Senator Islamuddin Shaikh and seconded by Senators Muhammad Talha Mehmood and Saeed Ghani.
The proceedings of the election were conducted by Secretary Senate Iftikharullah Babar, in accordance with the Rule 184 (1) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012.
Members of the committee congratulated the new chairperson on her election and assured her of their cooperation in running the affairs of the committee.
Deputy Chairman Senate Sabir Ali Baloch and Leader of the House in the Senate Muhammad Jehangir Badar, who were present on the occasion, also extended warm felicitations to Senator Jalil.
Speaking on the occasion, Senator Jalil thanked the members for reposing confidence in her and reiterated her determination to work with honesty and devotion.
She said that she would seek guidance from experienced members of the committee and would take every member along.
The meeting was attended among others by Senators Sardar Fateh Muhammad Muhammad Hassani, Saeed Ghani, Osman Saifullah Khan, Haji Muhammad Adeel, Kalsoom Parveen, Islamuddin Sheikh, Muhammad Talha Mehmood besides Deputy Chairman Senate Sabir Ali Baloch and Leader of the House in the Senate Muhammad Jehangir Badar. Special Secretary Senate Amjed Pervez was also present on the occasion.
Correction: In an earlier version of the story, the word chairperson was incorrectly written as chairman in the headline. The correction has been made.