National Assembly Speaker Asad Qasir on Friday constituted the Parliamentary Committee on National Security in pursuance of a motion adopted by the National Assembly and the Senate in their sittings held on February 21 and March 1, 2019, respectively. The committee, headed by the NA speaker himself, consists of leaders of parliamentary parties in the National Assembly and the Senate, and would discuss issues relating to national security of urgent nature; periodically review, monitor and oversee implementation of the National Action Plan with a view to ensure its expeditious implementation; monitor the process of transition from military courts to civil courts through criminal justice reforms; and present periodical reports of the committee to both Houses of parliament. Besides the NA speaker, the committee members include Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Senator Azam Khan Swati, Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiiqui, Minister for Housing and Works Chaudhary Tariq Bashir Cheema, Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif, MNAs Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Asad Mehmood, Khalid Hussain Magsi, Muhammad AKhter Mengal, Ghous Bux Khan Mehar, Shah Zain Bugti and Amir Haider Azam Khan, and senators Mushahidullah Khan, Sherry Rehman, Muhammad Ali Khan Saif, Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo, Molana Abdula Ghafoor Haideri, Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar, Sirajul Haq, Sitara Ayaz, Dr Jeehanzeb Jamaldini, Syed Muzafar Hussain Shah, Anwarul Haq Kakar and Aurangzeb Khan.