ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel, on Thursday, directed all the heads of the cellular companies to appear in next meeting and brief about the status of their issued cell phone sims, working of 3G and 4G internet service and installed antenna towers across the country.
The 31st meeting of National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication was held here under the chairmanship of Member National Assembly (MNA) Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar.
The committee unanimously confirmed the minutes of its two previous meetings held on October 24, 2017, and December 11, 2017.
The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication tabled the status of previous recommendations given by the standing committee, but the committee directed that the heads of all the cellular companies must attend the next meeting and give briefing regarding the status of their issued cell phone sims, working of 3G and 4G internet service and installed antenna towers across the country.
The committee considered the proposed Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the financial year 2018-19 of the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication and its attached departments/organisations. After thorough consideration, the committee unanimously approved the proposed PSDP.
The committee unanimously approved the report of the sub-committee appointed under MNA Farhana Qamar.
The committee also took up the matter of the alleged audiotape related to supply of Rs50 million to the leaders of Faizabad Dharna. It directed Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication to investigate the matter through Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) and submit a detailed report within 10 days.
MNAs Mian Muhammad Farooq, Farhana Qamar, Zahra Wadood Fatemi, Engineer Dawar Khan Kundi, Muhammad Tufail and senior officers from the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication and its attached departments and organisations also attended the meeting.
