Islamabad : The Standing Committee on Federal Education, Professional Training, National Heritage and Culture in a meeting held unanimously elected Mr. Azim Uddin Zahid, MNA as its Chairman.
2.Syed Jawad Murtaza Naqvi, Additional Secretary (Committees), National Assembly Secretariat welcomed the Committee Members and briefed about the procedure for election of the Chairman. Mr. Khurram Shahzad Nawaz, MNA/Member, proposed the name of Mr. Azim Uddin Zahid, MNA, as Chairman of the Committee while Mr. Muhammad Aslam Ghumman, MNA/Member seconded his candidature. Accordingly, Mr. Azim Uddin Zahid, MNA, was unanimously elected as Chairman of the Standing Committee on Federal Education, Professional Training, National Heritage and Culture.
3.The Additional Secretary (Committees) and Joint Secretary (Committees) congratulated the newly elected Chairman on behalf of the Honorable Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Secretary General National Assembly and assured him full support from the Secretariat for effective and efficient functioning of the Committee.
4.The Chairman expressed his gratitude to the members for posing confidence in him and assured them to run the business of the Committee with consensus. The members while appreciating views of the honorable Chairman assured him their fullest support in the process of legislation. Dr. Tariq Fazal Ch., Mr. Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani and Malik Muhammad Aamir Dogar, MNAs/Chief Whips congratulate the newly elected Chairman and extend their support for the Committee.
5.The meeting was attended by MNAs Mr. Anjum Aqeel Khan, Raja Khurram Shahzad Nawaz, Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Bhatti, Syed Sami ul Hasan Gillani, Ms. Farah Naz Akbar, Mr. Abdul Hakeem Baloch, Dr. Shazia Sobia Aslam Soomro, Ms. Mahtab Akbar Rashdi, Ms. Mussarat Rafique Mahesar, Mr. Abdul Aleem Khan, Mr. Muhammad Aslam Ghumman and Mr. Fiaz Hussain. Dr. Tariq Fazal Ch. MNA/Chief Whip (Ruling Party), Malik Muhammad Aamir Dogar, MNA/Chief Whip (Opposition) and Mr. Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani, MNA/Chief Whip (PPPP) were also present besides the senior officers of the National Assembly Secretariat.