NA Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq Takes Decisive Measures to Ensure Swift Completion of Parliament Lodges' Expansion Project*

(Islamabad August 8,2024)- 

By Imtiaz Ali Abbasi 

The Speaker of the National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, has taken a series of decisive  initiatives to ensure the swift completion of the stalled parliamentary lodges expansion project. Upon assuming his role as Speaker National Assembly, he  ordered timely  completion of this long-pending project. 

Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq alongside Deputy Speaker Syed  Ghulam Mustafa Shah held several meetings with relevant stakeholders to expedite the project's progress. The Speaker has been vigilant in monitoring the project, taking  strict notice of escalation of Project cost  and has mandated that the project be completed as soon as possible, ensuring best use of public money and  minimizing expenditures.

Speaker Sadiq emphasized that  further delays in construction or escalation in project cost would entail strict actions. Due to his proactive measures, the required  funds for the timely construction of this project have been secured. He has also instructed to initiate legal action against departments and agencies responsible for unnecessary delays.

It is noteworthy that the prolonged delay in the completion of project has not only resulted into cost escalation but also caused severe inconvenience to parliamentarians, who have  been voicing their concerns repeatedly.

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has assured the Speaker that the first phase of the Parliament Lodges expansion project  will be completed within the current financial year while the second phase will be completed by the next financial year.

The project faced stagnation in previous periods due to non-provision of funds. However, effective austerity measures by the Speaker National Assembly  have ensured the availability of required funds, breathing new life into a project that had been stalled for many years.