Foreign Ministry failed to get visas for the 12 members of the Senate for
offering Umrah in Saudi Arabia; meanwhile meeting between Foreign
Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and Senate Chairman Farooq Hameed Naek was
also remained fruitless.
Senate chairman is very concern over the issue; meanwhile a
privilege motion for the investigations of the matter has also been
submitted in Senate.
Senate Secretariat sources informed “SANA” that on 1st Ramdan the
documents of 12 Senate members were sent to Saudi Embassy in Islamabad
with the letters of Senate Chairman and Deputy Chairman Farooq Naek and
Jan Muhammad Jamali.
The members, whose, documents were sent include Mian Raza Rabbani,
Senator Sardar Ali Khan, Senator Muhammad Ismael Buledi, Senator
Engineer Rashid Ahmed, Senator Hafiz Rashid, Senator Idrees Khan,
Senator Saleh Shah, Senator Waqar Ahmed, Senator Haji Khan, Senator
Haji Ghulam Ali and Senator Sabir Ali Baloch.
According to the sources due to delay in getting visas the Chairman
Senate had summoned foreign minister one week ago; meanwhile Hina
Rabbni Khar had ensured to make all out efforts for getting visas.
These senators intended to visit Saudi Arabia with families to
perform Umrah, but foreign office still has not succeeded to get visas
for these senators.
According to the sources an additional secretary has also been
activated for this purpose; meanwhile these senators intended to
perform Umrah in Ramdan but still were not succeeded to get visas as
last decade of the holy month has started.
Meanwhile Senator Ismael Buledi and Senator Haji Khan have submitted
a privilege motion against the foreign office on the issue, in which
they have demanded probe into the matter through senate standing
committee; meanwhile other senators are also going to present joint
resolution and signatures are being taken for the purpose.
According to the sources the said senators have decided to take up the issue in Senate after Eid-ul-Fitar.
It is also expected that the said members would hold protest
demonstration in front of foreign office for failure in getting visas
for them to offer Umrah. sANA
