ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has underscored the need for digitalization of Parliament to ensure efficient secretariat and Committee management as well as decision making.

Chairing a meeting on President's Initiative for Cyber-Efficient Parliament in Islamabad yesterday (Tuesday), he said it is essential to incorporate Information Technology into both Houses of Parliament that would enhance its efficiency and would help establish effective monitoring and control system over legislative business. 

The President was briefed about the initiatives taken by the relevant organizations for automation of Parliament. He asked the concerned stakeholders to take steps for digitalization of Parliament by June next.

Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani, Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaisar, Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin-ul-Haq, and other high ranking officials attended the meeting.