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The Federal Minister for Privatisation & Investment Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh
will chair a meeting of the SENATE's Special Committee on "CHALLENGES OF WTO"
in the Committee Room No.2, Parliament House, Islamabad on December 13, 2003
on Saturday morning
The 16 member Special Committee headed by Senator Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh was
constituted by the House on September 22, 2003 on a resolution moved by
Senator Ch. Muhammad Anwar Bhinder to suggest ways and means to face the
challenges of W.T.O coming into force in 2005.
A briefing will be made by Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Livestock on steps
being taken by the Government to face the challenges of W.T.O. The Experts in
the sector Mr. Shafi Niaz, Dr. Zafar Altaf, Mr. Akhtar Mahmood Khan, Dr.
Shahida Zia and Dr. Syed Wajid H. Pirzada will also make a presentation on
challenges confronting Pakistan's Agriculture in the wake of WTO regime and
their solutions.
The members of the Special Committee include Senators Prof. Khurshid Ahmed,
Mushahid Hussain Syed, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Nisar Ahmad Memon, Dr. Muhammad
Akbar Khawaja, Lt. Gen. Retd Javed Ashraf, Syed Dilawar Abbas, Muhammad Azam
Khan Swati,Miss. Anisa Zeb Tahirkheli, Waqar Ahmed Khan, Ilyas Ahmed Bilour,
Mir Muhammad Naseer Mengal, Muhammad Abbas Komaili, Dr. Shahzad Waseem, Mrs.
Roshan Khursheed Bharucha and Ch. Muhammad Anwar Bhinder (Mover).