ISLAMABAD - A meeting of Senate Standing Committee on Communications was held on Tuesday here at Parliament House with Senator Prince Ahmed Umer Ahmedzai in the chair.
The Committee discussed ‘The National Highway Safety Amendment Bill’ clause by clause. The Bill, moved by Senator Bahramand Khan Tangi intending to increase penalties for various violations. The Bill aimed at making motorways safer for our citizens, he claimed. The chairman of Committee opined that the increase in penalties is not meant to collect revenue but to curb the violations.
Furthermore, Senator Muhammad Akram was of view that penalties should be fixed by keeping in view the capacity of public. Motorway Police IG, Inam Ghani told the Committee that Bill is designed only to increase penalties for major offences.
However, Senator Shammim Afridi told the committee that majority of drivers of heavy vehicles are addicted to drugs and tabled bill would prove fruitful in curbing this menace.
After the detail deliberations the Committee unanimously passed the Bill with amendments.
The meeting was attended by Senator Saifullah Abro, Senator Kamil Ali Agha, Senator Shammim Afridi, Senator Manzoor Ahmed Kakar, Senator Umer Farooq, Senator Hafiz Abdul Karim, Senator Bahramand Khan Tangi, Senator Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, Senator Muhammad Akram, Ministry of Communications Secretary, Motorway Police IG, NHA chairman and other senior officials as well.
