ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing committee on Parliamentary Affairs on Tuesday okayed The members of Election Commission (Salary, Allowances, Perks and Privileges) bill 2016 around four months after introduction of the bill in the lower house of parliament.
The standing committee, which met with Mian Abdul Mannan in the chair, unanimously passed the bill.According to the bill, which was introduced in the National Assembly on March 25, a member of the Election Commission shall be entitled to the allowances, perks, salaries and privileges as admissible to a judge of the high court.
The meeting also held discussion on salaries of members of the National Assembly as an**unced by the finance minister in his budget speech and issues regarding security matters of parliamentarians.
The committee members recommended that the CCTV cameras should be installed at the Parliament Lodges. It also recommended that security issues would be further discussed with the speaker during upcoming session of the National Assembly.
07-13-2016, 05:06 AM
NA committee okays pay, allowances of ECP members bill
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