Summary Standing committee of Senate discards bill which was approved from National Assembly
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The bill concerned with making Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) into a limited corporation has been disapproved by the Standing committee of the Senate for Cabinet Affairs on Monday, reported Dunya News.
The bill was approved by the National Assembly and was brought into the Senate for further discussion and approval. Chairman of Standing committee for Cabinet Affairs Talha Mahmood stated that it is not possible to reach a decision regarding the bill within 12 days thus, instead of making haste, it would be appropriate to cater to the concerns of the other stakeholders in this regards as well. 60 days shall be needed in order to thoroughly ponder upon the bill, said the Chairman.Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Kulsoom Perveen also opposed the bill stating that required information catering to the privatisation of the institution along were not provided, further adding that concerns related to the assets of PIA were never waved off.
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Saleem Mandviwalla while giving his thoughts on the bill showed concerns upon the hastiness made by the government upon the approval of the bill. He further added that approval upon such matters cannot be granted under the influence of force. Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid’s (PML-Q) Kamil Ali Agha and Awami National Party’s (ANP) Shahi Syed also raised concerns upon the manner in which the privatisation of PIA was being carried out.
