ISLAMABAD - The National Assembly Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges on Friday asked the authorities concerned to accelerate the process for providing Armed Personnel Carriers (APCs) to the police so that they could take action against the dacoits in Katcha areas of two districts of Punjab.
The meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee was held at the Parliament House, Islamabad under the Chairmanship of Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon, MNA. On the Question of Privilege raised by Sardar Riaz Mehmood Khan Mazari, MNA against DPO Rajanpur, DIG Dera Ghazi Khan, RPO Dera Ghazi Khan, DPO Rahim Yar Khan, RPO Bahawalpur, Addl. IG (South Punjab), Chief Secretary Punjab, Additional Chief Secretary, Punjab (Home Department) and IGP Punjab Lahore, regarding not handling the law and order situation in district Rajanpur and district Rahim Yar Khan, the committee pended the matter with the direction that Secretary Defence Production, Secretary Interior and Chairman Wah Cantt should attend the next meeting of the committee for resolving the issues of the police department and for manufacturing and providing the Armed Personnel Carriers to the police department for taking action against the dacoits in Katcha areas of districts Rajanpur and Rahim Yar Khan.
The committee also directed that this matter should be taken on priority with a report to the committee within 15 days. The committee also directed that the required weapons should be provided to the police.
On the Question of Privilege raised by Ms. Nuzhat Pathan, MNA regarding not attending the telephone calls of the member by Agha Abdul Raheem, Ex. Director General (D.G), Sehwan Development Authority, Jamshoro, the committee pended the matter after showing displeasure for Agha Abdul Raheem for not attending the meeting in person. The committee also directed that in future only the movers should be taken on video link. The committee also directed that Chief Secretary Sindh should ensure the presence of Agha Abdul Raheem in the next meeting of the committee.
