2 weeks Ago By Tahir Niaz
ISLAMABAD - The Senate Functional Committee on Government Assurances on Wednesday reviewed the key government assurances on housing, health, and infrastructure. Senator Abdul Shakoor Khan chaired the meeting of the Committee on Government Assurances at Old PIPS Hall of the Parliament Lodges. The committee deliberated on the issue of the missing files of houses located in the I-10/4 and F-11/3 sectors of Islamabad.
The Chairman CDA apprised that there is no record of allotment or any other relevant documents in both cases. However, the CDA has referred the matter to the FIA for further inquiry. Moreover, both cases are pending before the civil courts and the case of I-10/4 has been decided by the court in favour of the affectee, however, its execution is pending before the court.
Furthermore, the committee discussed the assurance regarding the reconstruction of Ayub Bridge in Havelian, District Abbottabad, on N-35. The Chairman NHA stated that reconstruction work has been completed and the road is open to the public. Discussing the assurance regarding the installation of an MRI machine in the Federal Government Polyclinic Hospital, Special Secretary for National Health Services Regulation and Coordination, Nasir-ud-Din Mashood Ahmed, apprised the forum that the work is in process and will be completed before the end of November this year.
Health CEO inspects polio drive in Cholistan Concerning the assurance given by the Minister of Defence regarding the present status of work on the project to convert the land leased out to the Army Heritage Foundation into an entertainment park for the general public. The officials stated that the given assurance has been fulfilled and the land has been converted into an entertainment park. Furthermore, the committee discussed the assurance given by the Minister of State for Finance and Revenue regarding cutting expenses to provide relief to the general public.
The officials informed the meeting participants that the government has placed a ban on foreign visits, allowing only obligatory visits. Moreover, the government has constituted a committee for rightsizing to cut expenses. In attendance were Senators Haji Hidayatullah Khan, Prof Sajid Mir, Chairman CDA Muhammad Ali Randhawa, Special Secretary Interior Waqas Ali Mehmood, Special Secretary for NHSR&C Nasir-ud-Din Mashood Ahmed, Chairman NHA Mohammad Sheheryar Sultan and other senior officials from concerned departments.
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