List of committees of the Senate of Pakistan

The Senate of Pakistan has a number of committees each of which handles a specific legislative area. The committee members usually have specialised 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 Thirty-nine, as of 2015. There are several types of committee, with the majority (twenty eight) called "standing committee" and others called "functional committee", whilst some have unique titles.

Standing committees
Committee name Chairperson[1]
Cabinet Secretariat Kalsoom Perveen (BNP-A)
Commerce and Textile Industry Haji Ghulam Ali (JUI-F)
Communications Muhammad Daud Khan Achakzai (ANP)
Defence Mushahid Hussain Syed (PML-Q)
Defence Production Saeeda Iqbal (PPP)
Federal Education and Professional Training Abdul Nabi Bangash (ANP)
Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization Nasreen Jalil (MQM)
Foreign Affairs Haji Muhammad Adeel (ANP)
Housing and Works Shahi Syed (ANP)
Interior & Narcotics Control Muhammad Talha Mahmood Aryan (JUI-F)
Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Kamil Ali Agha (PML-Q)
Industries and Production Mushahid Ullah Khan (PML-N)
Information Technology and Telecommunications Muhammad Idrees Khan Safi (Independent)
Inter-Provincial Coordination Farah Aqil (ANP)
Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit Baltistan Baz Muhammad Khan (ANP)
Law and Justice Muhammad Kazim Khan (PPP)
Parliamentary Affairs Jehangir Bader (PPP)
Planning Development and Reform Rehman Malik (PPP)
National Food Security and Research Muzaffar Hussain Shah (PML-F)
National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Syed Zafar Ali Shah (PML-N)
Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Hafiz Hamdullah (JUI-F)
States and Frontier Regions Muhammad Saleh Shah (Independent)
Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Malik Rashid Ahmed Khan (Independent)
Petroleum and Natural Resources Mohammad Yousaf (PPP)
Ports and Shipping Sardar Fateh Muhammad Muhammad Hassani (PPP)
Railways Mir Muhammad Ali Rind (BNP-A)
Science and Technology Sajid Mir (PML-N)
Water and Power Zahid Khan (ANP)

References

  1. "List of chairpersons". Senate of Pakistan. Retrieved 12 March 2012.


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