NA Speaker seeks report on coronavirus from provinces

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Thursday sought detailed report on the present status of coronavirus outbreak from all provinces along with a follow up on the recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee.

While chairing second in-camera meeting of the parliamentary committee, the Speaker also invited the representatives of prov-inces in the next meeting for taking their inputs on t-he disease as well as efforts being made at their end. 

Opposition members raised number of questions in the committee for the non-availability of ventilators, testing kits and other equipment required for coronavirus disease and utilization of funds received for said disease by the Government.

The members asked about the functions of the committee, what role and procedure will be adopted by the Government for distributions of Food & Medical Items at UC level, whether elected representatives to be included in distributions items relating to said disease, whether a representation will be given in NDMA and NHSR and Coordination, whether non-deserving persons will be deleted from the present data being utilize for distributions of food and other items, whether Government is adopting China Model, whether funds allocated for research relating to said disease and whether province-wise breakup will be provided about the activities relating to the said disease to committee.