Speaker of Parliament Qasim Ibrahim has revealed efforts to strengthen security of the parliament house is underway. The speaker made the remarks at the orientation held for newly elected parliamentarians.
Qasim Ibrahim said several efforts are underway to strengthen the security and safety of the 19th parliament. Elaborating more, the parliament speaker expressed arrangements to screen parliament staff and parliamentarians before entering the parliament house will be made. The Parliament Secretariat have now requested for the budget required to make necessary arrangements, he added.
Moreover, Qasim Ibrahim stated an electronic conference system will be established, with an iPad allocated for every parliamentarian, rather than the computer monitors used previously.
The parliament has also launched its new website. Furthermore, parliament secretariat revealed plans to launch a mobile application.