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The Federal Minister for Privatisation & Investment
Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh will chair a meeting of the Senate’s Special Committee
(SSC) on “CHALLENGES OF WTO” in the Committee Room No.2, Parliament House,
Islamabad on August 11, 2004 on Wednesday morning.
The SSC had so far gathered proposals from the representatives of Federation
ofPakistan Chamber of Commerce & Industries (FPCCI), All Pakistan
Textile Mills Association (APTAMA), Food, Agriculture & Livestock sectors,
State Engineering Corporation, Pakistan Engineering Development Board,
Pakistan Automobile Motors Association and the Pharmaceutical Association who
made presentations on challenges confronting Pakistan’s Engineering,
Automobile, Pharmaceutical industries, Pakistan Carpet and Surgical
manufactures and exports Associations in the wake of WTO regime and their
solutions in its previous meetings.
In its forthcoming meeting the SSC will be briefed by Pakistan National
Accreditation Council (PNAC) on the Business allocated to them under the rules
and Government’s Preparedness to face the challenges of WTO regime coming into
force in 2005.
The 16 members 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.
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.