ISLAMABAD: The process of election of Chairmen of the standing committees of the National Assembly started on Monday with election of Chairmen of four standing Committees. The standing Committee on Defence Production unanimously elected Chaudhry Iftekhar Nazir MNA as its Chairman.Rahat Aman Ullah Bhatti MNA/member proposed the name of Chaudhry Iftekhar Nazir MNA, as Chairman of the Committee while Imran Khattak MNA/member seconded his candidature. Accordingly, Chaudhry Iftekhar Nazir MNA was unanimously elected as Chairman of the standing Committee on Defence Production.The Special Secretary National Assembly Secretariat congratulated the newly elected chairman on behalf of the Speaker, Secretary National Assembly and assured him full support from the Secretariat for effective and efficient functioning of the committee.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 meeting was attended by MNAs Prince Muhammad Nawaz Allai, Imran Khattak, Rahat Aman Ullah Bhatti, Niaz Ahmed Jakhar, Ms. Sajida Begum, Ms. Saira Bano, Chaudhry Abid Raza, Ch. Mehmood Bashir Virk, Chaudhry Iftekhar Nazir, Irfan Ali Leghari and Afreen Khan besides the senior officers of the National Assembly Secretariat.While the standing Committee on Narcotics Control elected Salahuddin Ayubi as its Chairman. Ms. Shahida Akhtar Ali, Member of the standing Committee on Narcotics Control, proposed the name of Salahuddin Ayubi MNA, as Chairman of standing Committee on Narcotics Control, which was seconded by Muhammad Ameer Sultan MNA/Member. Accordingly Salahuddin Ayubi MNA, was unanimously elected as Chairman of the standing Committee on Narcotics Control.The Special Secretary congratulated the newly elected chairman on behalf of the Speaker and the Secretary, National Assembly Secretariat. He also assured them of full support of the Secretariat for effective and efficient functioning of the committee under the supervision of the Speaker.Members/MNAs Gul Dad Khan, Muhammad Iqbal Khan, Mansoor Hayat Khan, Muhammad Ameer Sultan, Jamil Ahmed Khan, Ms. Uzma Riaz, Ms. Nusrat Wahid, Salahuddin Ayubi, Ms. Shahida Akhtar Ali, and Mohsin Dawar attended the meeting.The standing Committee of the National Assembly on Federal Education and Professional Training elected Mian Najeeb-ud-Din Awaisi as its chairman. Ms. Mehnaz Akber Aziz, MNA/Member of the standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training proposed the name of Main Najeeb-ud-Din Awaisi, MNA/Member as Chairman of the standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training, which was seconded by Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak, MNA/Member.Ali Nawaz Awan, Sadaqat Ali Khan, Chaudhary Farrukh Altaf, Ms. Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak, Ms. Andleeb Abbas, Ms. Ghazala Saifi, Ms. Asma Hadeed, Ms. Tashfeen Safdar, Mrs. Farukh Khan, Ms. Mehnaz Akber Aziz, Ch. Muhamad Hamid Hameed, Zulfiqar Ali Bhatti, Mian Najeeb ud Din Awaisi, Abid Hussain Bhayo, Ms. Mussarat Rafiq Maheasr and Chief Whip Malik Aamir Dogar attended the meeting.While the standing Committee of the National Assembly on Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony elected Maulana Asad Mehmood as its Chairman.