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NA body expresses concerns on substandard automobiles production

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Islamabad

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Industries and Production on Monday expressed its concerns on the substandard production of automobiles vehicles and asked for ensuring the international standards for the safety and security of the users in the country.
The committee met here under the chairmanship of Sajid Hussain Turi and expressed its concerns over the monitoring and evaluation mechanism of SMEDA/ Ministry of Industries and Production regarding disbursements of grants to different sectors for establishing of business. The committee recommended that Small Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) would provide details of its ongoing and new projects on quarterly basis to this committee.
The committee noted the issues being faced by the general public owing to substandard production of automobile vehicles.
The committee members were of the opinion that manufacturing companies including Toyota, Honda and Suzuki were not providing air bags and anti-lock breaking system (ABS) in automobile vehicles.
However, the representatives from the said companies clarified that they were providing above mentioned accessories in their vehicles.
The committee unanimously decided that the next meeting would be convened to discuss the taxation issues of automobile sector.
The committee decided that Federal Board of Revenue, Ministry of Commerce, Engineering Development Board, Pakistan Standard and Quality Control Authority would also be invited in the said meeting.
The committee was also briefed by the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) managing director with regard to six billion relief package announced by the prime minister. He informed that the funds had been released to the USC.
The committee members had expressed their concerns over the shortage of flour in the country.—APP

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