Raza Rabbani Reiterates To Make Senate Vibrant, Parliament Strong

Chairman Senate Mian Raza Rabbani has reiterated his resolve to make the institution of Senate vibrant and continue struggle for strengthening democracy in the country

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Aug, 2017 ) : Chairman Senate Mian Raza Rabbani has reiterated his resolve to make the institution of Senate vibrant and continue struggle for strengthening democracy in the country.

The Chairman expressed these views while inaugurating the Senate Library after its complete revamping and refurbishment at the Parliament House, said a press release issued here Thursday. Mian Raza Rabbani expressed his satisfaction that two important projects have been completed with the assistance of the youth of Pakistan which include Gali-e-Dastoor and extension of the library.

He acknowledged the cooperation extended by the House business Advisory Committee during this process. He said that a strong Parliament contributes towards strengthening the federation. The Chairman Senate appreciated the cooperation of the Senate Secretariat UNDP, UK Aid, SADA (NUST), CDA and others in the library project which has been completed in a very short span of time.

Deputy Chairman Senate Moulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri lauded Mian Raza Rabbani for his contributions and said that remarkable steps have been taken for making the House of Federation vibrant and the Parliament more assertive.

Leader of the House in the Senate Raja Muhammad Zafar ul Haq termed it a positive step and said that revamped library would provide better services to the parliamentarians and assistance in legislation.

Leader of the Opposition Senator Atizaz Ahsan observed that libraries are a source of providing important information and knowledge to the new generation. Secretary Senate Amjed Pervez Malik observed that expansion and improvement of the Senate library was long overdue, however, under the guidance of Chairman Senate Mian Raza Rabbani the challenging task has been accomplished in a record time of less than six months.

He said that with the completion of this project the strategic plan of actions aimed at bringing dynamism and excellence in the stature and reputation of the Upper House as the House of Federation and national unity have now started to yield the envisaged connectivity with intelligentsia, academia and other segments of the society.

The Secretary further said that futuristic planning and judicious use of available resources are some of the driving principle of Pakistan Senate's new development paradigm, developed in harmony between the political and administrative leadership.

Key decision making forums like the Senate Finance and House Advisory Committee stand completely revived and the Secretariat of Senate is galvanized toward playing a proactive role in implementation of all initiatives, the Secretary said.

It is pertinent to mention here that the new library revamping and refurbishment project was completed with the cooperation of UNDP, UK Aid, CDA and school of Art, Design and Architecture (SADA), NUST.

Some of the added features include new computer systems with state of the art gadgets, accessories, new data bases for research journals, cabin for researchers, exclusive data bank of research papers, legislative briefs, committee research and subscription for online book stores besides up-gradation and customization of existing TLS, revamping of Senate Library webpage, integration of e-data / E-books modules in Senate library website and development of software for archival of debates, audio and video database with various search options besides many other features/options.