ISLAMABAD: As many as five Chairpersons of former Senate Standing
Committees have refused to return the official vehicles after
dissolving their committees. Chairman Senate Farooq H. Naik had given
the precious cars to them on unbelievable throwaway price.
According
to details seven federal ministries were devolved to the provinces
under 18th Amendment. Ultimately the standing committees of the
parliament regarding these ministries were also dissolved.
After
the disband of these committees transport section of Senate Secretariat
wrote the letters to Chairman Standing Committee on Food and
Agriculture Senator Javed Ali Shah, Chairperson Standing Committee on
Health Senator Kalsoom Parveen , Chairman Standing Committee on Labour
and Manpower Senator Naeem Hassan Chatta, Chairman Standing Committee
on Sports Senator Abdul Ghafar Qureshi and Chairperson Standing
Committee on Women Development Shirala Malik for returning the official
vehicles which were used by them during their tenure as Chairpersons of
these committees.
But all the five Members of Parliaments
refused to give back the cars. The mater was taken to the Chairman
Senate Farooq H. Naik, who gave approval to give these cars to them on
the unbelievable price of Rs 10 per kilometer, which would be deducted
from their pay and allowances. These senators will bear the expenses of
fuel, maintenance and salary of drivers of these cars by their own
pocket. The source in Senate Secretariat confirmed that there are many
senators which are using official vehicles. Online
