ISLAMABAD, 6 March(APP): Senate Special Committee on Islamabad in its meeting further deliberated upon the matter of jurisdictional issues between Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) to suggest a course of action to address the issues.
Senator Mushahid Hussain presided the meeting and highlighted that issues pertaining to Islamabad need to be tackled in a holistic manner, seeking a long-term durable solution, above any partisan considerations. The Committee received a detailed briefing from the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, MNA, Ali Ahmed Awan, Chairman of the Local Government Commission, who informed the Committee that the Government was keen to present reforms, including legislation, to resolve issues faced by the people of Islamabad, including a proposal for direct elections for the Mayor of Islamabad.
The Committee was of the considered view that most of the issues that have emerged are primarily due to hasty legislation which resulted not only in legal lacuna but also administrative overlap and ambiguity.
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