The Senate of Pakistan has a number of committees each of which handles a specific legislative area. The committee members usually have specialized knowledge or interest in the matters under their jurisdiction. The committees monitor government activities, identify issues suitable for legislative review, gather and evaluate information, and recommend courses of action to the Senate. The number of committees has gradually increased from six during Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's government (1973–77) to fifty-two, as of 2017. There are several types of committee, with the majority (thirty-four) called the "standing committees" and others called "functional committee".
Standing committeesCommittee nameChairpersonSecretary Committee1Aviation Hidayat Ullah Khan (AWP)Syed Khurram Hussain Naqvi 2Cabinet SecretariatMuhammad Talha Mahmood (JUI-F)Hyder Ali Sundrani3Commerce & Textiles Mirza Muhammad Afridi (Independent)Iffat Mustafa4CommunicationsPrince Ahmed Umer Ahmedzai (BAP)Hassan Farooq Dar 5Climate ChangeSitara Ayaz (ANP)Khalid Kamal Veryamani6DefenceWaleed Iqbal (PTI)Dr. Syed Pervaiz Abbas7Defence ProductionLt. General (R) Abdul Qayyum (PML-N)Arshad Jan Pathan8Federal Education and Professional TrainingRahila Magsi (PML-N)Faiqa Abdul Hayee9Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and PrivatizationFarooq Naek (PPP)Muhammad Tahir Khan10Foreign AffairsMushahid Hussain (PML-N)Dr. Syed Pervaiz Abbas11Housing and WorksMir Kabeer Ahmed Muhammad Shahi (NP)Mughees Ahmad Shaikh12Inter-Provincial CoordinationSardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan Nasar (PML-N)Asim Khan Goraya13Interior Javed Iqbal14Information, Broadcasting and National HeritageFaisal Javed Khan (PTI)Qurat ul Ain15Industries and ProductionHidayat Ullah (Independent)Farzana Khan16Information Technology and TelecommunicationsRubina Khalid (PPP)Asim Khan Goraya17Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit BaltistanSajid Mir (PML-N)Faiqa Abdul Hayee18Law and JusticeMuhammad Javed Abbasi (PML-N)Rabeea Anwar19Maritime AffairsRubina Khalid (PPP)Amjad Ali 20Narcotics Control Sardar Muhammad Shafiq Tareen (Independent)Zarghoona Shabbir21National Food Security and ResearchSyed Muzafar Hussain Shah (PML-F)Hafeezullah Sheikh22National Health Services Regulations and CoordinationSajjad Hussain Turi (Independent)Malik Arshad Iqbal23Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource DevelopmentBaz Muhammad Khan (ANP)Shaukat Javaid24Parliamentary AffairsSaeed Ghani (PPPP)Rafiullah25Planning Development and Reform Atta-ur-rehman (JUI-F)Hammad Khan Marri26Postal Services Khushbakht Shujaat (MQM)Fahmeed Ahmed27PowerFida Mohammad Khan (PTI)Tayyib Bin Tahir Khan28Privatization Mir Muhammad Yousaf Badini (Independent)Ch. Salamat Ali 29Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith HarmonyMaulana Hafiz Hamdullah (JUI-F)Hammad Khan Marri30Planning Development and ReformsCol (R) Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi (MQM)Farzana Khan31RailwayMuhammad Asad Ali Khan Junejo (Independent)Jamil Ahmed Khoso32States and Frontier RegionsHilal-ur-Rehman (Independent)Shaukat Javaid33Science and TechnologyMushtaq Ahmad Khan (JI)Haris Rehman34Water ResourcesShahadat Awan (Independent)Wajeeha Riaz
Functional CommitteesCommittee nameChairpersonSecretary CommitteeGovernment Assurances Muhammad Tahir BizenjoMuhammad Tahir KhanHuman Rights Walid Iqbal (PTI)Rabeea Anwar Problems of Less Developed Areas Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar (PMAP)Masror HausenDevolution Mir Kabeer Ahmed Muhammad Shahi (NP)Rabeea Anwar
Other CommitteesCommittee nameChairpersonSecretary CommitteeRules of Procedure and Privileges Dr. Jehanzeb Jamaldini (BNP-M)Muhammad AnwarDelegated Legislation Taj Haider (PPPP)Masror Hausen
Special CommitteesCommittee nameChairpersonSecretary CommitteeChina-Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC)Sherry Rehman (PPPP)Masror HausenIssue of Lapse of Various Foreign Scholarships Syed Muzafar Hussain Shah (PML-F)Ethics Mian Raza Rabbani (PPPP)Rabeea AnwarThe Performance of PIA Mushahid Ullah Khan (PML-N)Hafeezullah SheikhThe Twenty Four Demands made by Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Syed Muzafar Hussain Shah (PML-F)Zarghona ShabbirBipartisan Special Oversight Committee Rabeea AnwarOversight Committee Muhammad Javed Abbasi (PML-N)Rabeea AnwarGas Infra Structure Development Cess Bill, 2015 Ilyas Ahmad Bilour (ANP)Iffat MustafaMarginalized Segments of Society Nisar Muhammad (PML-N)Mughees Ahmad ShaikhThe Drafting Committee of the Committee of the Whole Select CommitteesCommittee NameChairpersonSecretary CommitteeThe Right to Information Bill, 2016 Farhatullah Babar Domestic CommitteesCommittee nameChairpersonSecretary CommitteeSenate House Committee Molana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri (JUI-F)Hafeezullah SheikhSenate Finance Committee Mian Raza Rabbani (PPPP)Amjed Pervez MalikBusiness Advisory Committee Mian Raza Rabbani (PPPP)Amjed Pervez MalikSenate Library Committee Nuzhat Sadiq (PML-N)Shagufta Shaukat
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