{"id":14247,"date":"2024-06-12T12:47:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T12:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=14247"},"modified":"2024-06-12T12:47:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T12:47:02","slug":"senator-irfan-siddiqui-elected-unopposed-as-chairman-of-senate-foreign-affairs-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=14247","title":{"rendered":"Senator Irfan Siddiqui Elected Unopposed as Chairman of Senate Foreign Affairs Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-12-at-4.43.16-PM-1024x436.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-12-at-4.43.16-PM-1024x436.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-12-at-4.43.16-PM-300x128.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-12-at-4.43.16-PM-768x327.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-06-12-at-4.43.16-PM.jpeg 1353w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Islamabad&nbsp;&nbsp; : \u2013 Senator Irfan Siddiqui Parliamentary Party Leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in Senate has been elected unopposed as the Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs. The election saw support from government coalition, while the opposition PTI senators abstained from voting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senator Irfan Siddiqui, the PML-N\u2019s parliamentary leader in the Senate, was nominated for the chairmanship by Pakistan People\u2019s Party (PPP) parliamentary leader Senator Sherry Rehman and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) parliamentary leader Maulana Atta Ur Rehman. The nomination was seconded by PPP Senator Rana Mehmoodul Hasan and PML-N Senator Dr. Afnanullah Khan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a meeting attended by six members, including &nbsp;Sherry Rehman, Rana Mehmoodul Hasan, Rubina Qaimkhani, and Afnanullah Khan, the committee endorsed Irfan Siddiqui\u2019s candidacy. PTI Senators, Ali Zafar and Liaquat Khan Tarakai abstained from voting, who nevertheless expressed their support post-election. Ali Zafar commented, &#8220;If it weren\u2019t for our ongoing political issues, I would have personally nominated Senator Irfan Siddiqui for the chairmanship. He is an excellent choice for this role.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon his election, Senator Irfan Siddiqui expressed gratitude to his colleagues for their confidence. He emphasized the critical role of the Foreign Affairs Committee, stating, \u201cIn today\u2019s complex world, our diplomatic efforts must evolve. This committee will serve as a strategic think tank, offering robust support to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad&nbsp;&nbsp; : \u2013 Senator Irfan Siddiqui Parliamentary Party Leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in Senate has been elected unopposed as the Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":14248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1075,1076,318,145,1077],"class_list":["post-14247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","tag-chairman-of-the-senate-standing-committee-on-foreign-affairs","tag-jamiat-ulema-e-islam-f","tag-ministry-of-foreign-affairs","tag-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-pakistan","tag-pakistan-muslim-league-nawaz-pml-n"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14247"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14249,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14247\/revisions\/14249"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}