Members of three standing committees of the provincial Assembly elected their chairmen on Thursday.
Leader of Opposition Mian Mehmoodur Rashid was elected unopposed to head the Public Accounts Committee One.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) member Dr Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath was elected unopposed as chairman of Public Accounts Committee Two.
Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal was elected unopposed as chairman of the Privileges Committee.
Abdul Qahar, spokesman for the provincial assembly speaker, said the house would elect chairmen of three standing committees for government departments on Friday (today).
Talking to The Express Tribune, Bharath said his committee would issue directions to all administrative departments to fix their shortcomings.
He said he would point out the shortcomings during course of his committee’s work.
Chaudhary Iqbal told The Express Tribune said that the Privileges Committee bridged the gap between bureaucrats and politicians. He said his committee had to protect the privileges of the members and address the complaints against bureaucrats and government departments.
He said the committee would ensure the dignity and respect of both lawmakers and civil servants. He thanked Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif for trusting him with the job.
There are 38 standing committees in the Punjab Assembly for government departments and eight special committees.
Public Account Committee No 1
1 Qazi Adnan Fareed
2 Saira Iftikhar
3 Malik Muhammad Waris Kallu
4 Syed Waseem Akhtar
5 Nadia Aziz
6 Mian Munazir Hussain Ranjha
7 Malik Muhammad Javed Iqbal Awan
8 Shamona Badshah Qaisrani
9 Muhammad Saqib Khurshid
10 Mian Muhammad Rafique
11 Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed, chairman
12 Waheed Asghar Dogar
13 Muhammad Sibtain Khan
Public Account Committee No 2
1 Dr Malik Mukhtar Ahmed Bharath, chairman
2 Tahia Noon
3 Mian Muhammad Azam
4 Mian Tariq Mehmood
5 Malik Muhammad Ali Khokhar
6 Mian Irfan Daultana
7 Jamil Hassan Khan
8 Ch Raza Nasrullah Ghumman
9 Ch Shamshad Ahmad Khan
10 Rana Babar Hussain
11 Raja Rashid Hafeez
12 Mian Muhammad Aslam Iqbal
13 Makhdoom Syed Murtaza Mehmood
Privileges Committee
1 Chaudhary Muhammad Iqbal, chairman
2 Sardar Muhammad Jamal Khan Laghari,
3 Mehdi Abbas Khan, (PP-205)
4 Haji Ehsan-ud-Din Qureshi
5 Rais Muhammad Mehboob Ahmed
6 Rana Abdul Sattar Khan
7 Ch Arshad Javaid Warraich
8 Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi
9 Muhammad Arshad Khan Lodhi
10 Sameena Noor
11 Ahmed Khan Bhacher
12 Ejaz Hussain Bukhari
13 Ahmad Shah Khagga
Published in The Express Tribune, December 27th, 2013.