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MQM-P gets chairmanship for four NA standing committees

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KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) got the chairmanship of four standing committees in the National Assembly.

According to the National Assembly Secretariat, Dr Farooq Sattar became the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Privatization and Amin ul Haq became the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Information Technology (IT) .

The Secretariat said that Javed Hanif will be the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Commerce and Hafizuddin Awan Advocate will lead the Standing Committee on Industries and Production.

Meanwhile, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) managed to get the chairpersonship of five of them. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) got the chairmanship of one committee each.

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