The Senate of Pakistan has a number of committees each of which handles a specific legislative area. The committee members usually have specialized knowledge or interest in the matters under their jurisdiction. The committees monitor government activities, identify issues suitable for legislative review, gather and evaluate information, and recommend courses of action to the Senate. The number of committees has gradually increased from six during Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's government (1973–77) to fifty-two, as of 2017. There are several types of committee, with the majority (thirty-four) called the "standing committees" and others called "functional committee".
| Standing committees | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Committee name | Chairperson[1][2][3] | Secretary Committee | |
| 1 | Aviation | Hidayat Ullah Khan (AWP) | Syed Khurram Hussain Naqvi |
| 2 | Cabinet Secretariat | Muhammad Talha Mahmood (JUI-F) | Hyder Ali Sundrani |
| 3 | Commerce & Textiles | Mirza Muhammad Afridi (Independent) | Iffat Mustafa |
| 4 | Communications | Prince Ahmed Umer Ahmedzai (BAP) | Hassan Farooq Dar |
| 5 | Climate Change | Sitara Ayaz (ANP) | Khalid Kamal Veryamani |
| 6 | Defence | Waleed Iqbal (PTI) | Dr. Syed Pervaiz Abbas |
| 7 | Defence Production | Lt. General (R) Abdul Qayyum (PML-N) | Arshad Jan Pathan |
| 8 | Federal Education and Professional Training | Rahila Magsi (PML-N) | Faiqa Abdul Hayee |
| 9 | Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization | Farooq Naek (PPP) | Muhammad Tahir Khan |
| 10 | Foreign Affairs | Mushahid Hussain (PML-N) | Dr. Syed Pervaiz Abbas |
| 11 | Housing and Works | Mir Kabeer Ahmed Muhammad Shahi (NP) | Mughees Ahmad Shaikh |
| 12 | Inter-Provincial Coordination | Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan Nasar (PML-N) | Asim Khan Goraya |
| 13 | Interior | Abdul Rehman Malik (PPPP) | Javed Iqbal |
| 14 | Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage | Faisal Javed Khan (PTI) | Qurat ul Ain |
| 15 | Industries and Production | Hidayat Ullah (Independent) | Farzana Khan |
| 16 | Information Technology and Telecommunications | Rubina Khalid (PPP) | Asim Khan Goraya |
| 17 | Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit Baltistan | Sajid Mir (PML-N) | Faiqa Abdul Hayee |
| 18 | Law and Justice | Muhammad Javed Abbasi (PML-N) | Rabeea Anwar |
| 19 | Maritime Affairs | Rubina Khalid (PPP) | Amjad Ali |
| 20 | Narcotics Control | Sardar Muhammad Shafiq Tareen (Independent) | Zarghoona Shabbir |
| 21 | National Food Security and Research | Syed Muzafar Hussain Shah (PML-F) | Hafeezullah Sheikh |
| 22 | National Health Services Regulations and Coordination | Sajjad Hussain Turi (Independent) | Malik Arshad Iqbal |
| 23 | Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development | Baz Muhammad Khan (ANP) | Shaukat Javaid |
| 24 | Parliamentary Affairs | Saeed Ghani (PPPP) | Rafiullah |
| 25 | Planning Development and Reform | atta-ur-rehman (jamiat ulema-e-islam (f) | Hammad Khan Marri |
| 26 | Postal Services | Khushbakht Shujaat (MQM) | Fahmeed Ahmed |
| 27 | Power | Fida Mohammad Khan (PTI) | Tayyib Bin Tahir Khan |
| 28 | Privatization | Mir Muhammad Yousaf Badini (Independent) | Ch. Salamat Ali |
| 29 | Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony | Maulana Hafiz Hamdullah (JUI-F) | Hammad Khan Marri |
| 30 | Planning Development and Reforms | Col (R) Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi (MQM) | Farzana Khan |
| 31 | Railway | Muhammad Asad Ali Khan Junejo (Independent) | Jamil Ahmed Khoso |
| 32 | States and Frontier Regions | Hilal-ur-Rehman (Independent) | Shaukat Javaid |
| 33 | Science and Technology | Mushtaq Ahmad Khan (JI) | Haris Rehman |
| 34 | Water Resources | Syed Muhammad Sabir Shah (Independent) | Wajeeha Riaz |
| Functional Committees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Committee name | Chairperson[1] | Secretary Committee |
| Government Assurances | Muhammad Tahir Bizenjo | Muhammad Tahir Khan |
| Human Rights | Walid Iqbal (PTI) | Rabeea Anwar |
| Problems of Less Developed Areas | Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar (PMAP) | Masror Hausen |
| Devolution | Mir Kabeer Ahmed Muhammad Shahi (NP) | Rabeea Anwar |
| Other Committees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Committee name | Chairperson[1] | Secretary Committee |
| Rules of Procedure and Privileges | Dr. Jehanzeb Jamaldini (BNP-M) | Muhammad Anwar |
| Delegated Legislation | Taj Haider (PPPP) | Masror Hausen |
| Special Committees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Committee name | Chairperson[1] | Secretary Committee |
| China-Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC) | Sherry Rehman (PPPP) | Masror Hausen |
| Issue of Lapse of Various Foreign Scholarships | Syed Muzafar Hussain Shah (PML-F) | |
| Ethics | Mian Raza Rabbani (PPPP) | Rabeea Anwar |
| The Performance of PIA | Mushahid Ullah Khan (PML-N) | Hafeezullah Sheikh |
| The Twenty Four Demands made by Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Syed Muzafar Hussain Shah (PML-F) | Zarghona Shabbir |
| Bipartisan Special Oversight Committee | Rabeea Anwar | |
| Oversight Committee | Muhammad Javed Abbasi (PML-N) | Rabeea Anwar |
| Gas Infra Structure Development Cess Bill, 2015 | Ilyas Ahmad Bilour (ANP) | Iffat Mustafa |
| Marginalized Segments of Society | Nisar Muhammad (PML-N) | Mughees Ahmad Shaikh |
| The Drafting Committee of the Committee of the Whole | ||
| Select Committees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Committee Name | Chairperson | Secretary Committee |
| The Right to Information Bill, 2016 | Farhatullah Babar | |
| Domestic Committees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Committee name | Chairperson[1] | Secretary Committee |
| Senate House Committee | Molana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri (JUI-F) | Hafeezullah Sheikh |
| Senate Finance Committee | Mian Raza Rabbani (PPPP) | Amjed Pervez Malik |
| Business Advisory Committee | Mian Raza Rabbani (PPPP) | Amjed Pervez Malik |
| Senate Library Committee | Nuzhat Sadiq (PML-N) | Shagufta Shaukat |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "List of chairpersons". Senate of Pakistan. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Senate of Pakistan". www.senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ^ "Senate of Pakistan". www.senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 2019-05-09.