25-member NA committee on Hudood Laws
ISLAMABAD, August 24 2006: With MMA deciding not to participate till finalisation of arrangements with the government, Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain Wednesday (Aug 23) constituted a 25-member Select Committee for amendments in Hudood Laws.
Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Ejazul Haq has been appointed Chairman of the committee to consider and report on Criminal Law Amendment (Protection of Women) Act 2006. The committee will meet at the Speaker’s Lounge today (Thursday).
Leader of the House in Senate Wasim Sajjad and Minister of State for Law Shahid Akram Bhinder had a meeting with the MMA leaders, including Hafiz Hussain Ahmed, at the parliamentary lodges to convince them to participate in the committee proceedings. Nonetheless, the MMA leaders reiterated their position of no participation till the finalisation of arrangements with the ruling quarters. “We are not going to participate in the committee for time being,” Hafiz Hussain Ahmed said.
The other members of the meeting include Dr Sher Afgan Niazi, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Zahid Hamid, Minister for Investment and Privatization, Sumaira Malik, Minister for Women Development, Shahid Akram Bhinder, Minister of State for Law, Justice and Human Rights, Aamer Liaqat Hussain, Minister of State for Religious Affairs Malik Amin Aslam, Minister of State for Environment Mohammad Raza Hayat Hiraj, Minister of State for Overseas Pakistanis Begum Mehnaz Rafi, MNA Bushra Rehman, MNA, Kashmala Tariq, MNA Madam Khursheed Afghan, MNA, Sheikh Waqas Akram, MNA, Al-Syed Abdul Qadir Jamaluddin Al-Gillani, MNA, Makhdoom Mohammad Amin Fahim, MNA, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, MNA, Sherry Rehman, MNA, Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari, MNA, Hafiz Hussain Ahmed, MNA, Liaqat Baloch, MNA, Maulana Hamid Ul Haq Haqqani, MNA, Dr Sahibzada Abdul Khair Mohammad Zubair, MNA, Sahibzada Haji Mohammad Afzal Karim, MNA, Mohammad Noor ul Haq Qadri, MNA, Mohammad Wasi Zafar, Minister for Law, Justice and Humn Rights, Minister In-Charge.
Source: The Nation
Date:8/24/2006
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