Waqar Mehdi elected Senate panel chairman

Committee members expressed confidence in Senator Mehdi’s ability to manage affairs of committee

By Asim Yasin
May 24, 2025
PPP leader Waqar Mehdi addresses a press conference on February 10, 2025. —Facebook@waqar.mehdi.56/File
PPP leader Waqar Mehdi addresses a press conference on February 10, 2025. —Facebook@waqar.mehdi.56/File

ISLAMABAD: Senator Syed Waqar Mehdi was elected unopposed as the chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges on Friday.

His nomination was proposed by Senator Dost Ali Jeesar and seconded by Senator Palwasha Mohammad Zai Khan. The committee members offered Fateha for the sad demise of the late Senator Taj Haider. The committee members expressed confidence in Senator Syed Waqar Mehdi’s ability to manage the affairs of the committee.

Senator Waqar Mehdi expressed gratitude to the members for their support and stated that the committee will strive to uphold the privileges of the Senators, following the footsteps of the late Senator Taj Haider.

In attendance were Senators Faisal Saleem Rahman, Saadia Abbasi, Palwasha Mohammad Zai Khan, Raja Nasir Abbas, Dost Ali Jeesar, Asad Qasim, and senior Senate officials.