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The PML-N-led coalition government at the Center now has 229 members in the NA. PHOTO: APP
ISLAMABAD:
The National Assembly’s standing committee on climate change and environmental coordination decided unanimously on Wednesday to make a privilege motion against the Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination and the chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) over failure to submit the required documentation, including proposals for the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP).
The committee met in Parliament House under the chairmanship of Munaza Hassan. The committee chairman expressed concern over the ministry’s failure to provide mandated briefing documents, describing it as a disregard for parliamentary oversight and procedural obligations.
Members noted that despite the inclusion of the PSDP review on the agenda, no comprehensive briefing was provided for investigation.
The committee noted that withholding critical development information from a standing committee violates established rules and undermines its constitutional role in ensuring transparency, accountability and financial prudence in climate-related public spending.
The members also noted that the CDA had not provided the necessary documentation and stressed that repeated non-compliance could not be normalised.
The committee subsequently decided to initiate a privilege motion against the ministry and CDA chairman for failing to assist the committee in discharging its parliamentary responsibilities.
