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• Senate committee says federal role in devolved subjects defies 18th Amendment; forms panel to examine violations

• Cabinet division told to scrap proposed IT-related ministries

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Devolution has expressed serious concerns over the re-establishment of federal ministries on subjects already devolved to the provinces under 18th Amend­ment and formed a subcommittee to examine the violations.

The requisitioned meeting of the committee was held under the chairmanship of Senator Zamir Hussain Ghumro at Parliament House on Friday.