ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: The first meeting of the 17-member parliamentary oversight committee on national security will be held on Monday at 10.30am to discuss its terms of reference.

The committee, which has 10 members from the Senate and seven from the National Assembly, was announced by the speaker on Nov 10. She asked it to frame rules within a month.

The committee, formed as result of a 14-point resolution adopted by parliament unanimously on Oct 22, has the daunting task of implementing the resolution.

The resolution calls for an urgent review of national security matters and also stresses on reviewing the methodology of combating terrorism to restore peace though an independent foreign policy.

It calls for setting up “a special committee of Parliament … to review, provide guidelines and monitor the implementation of principles framed and roadmap given in this resolution”.

It also authorised the speaker to constitute the committee in consultation with parliamentary leaders.

The committee, which has been convened by the Leader of House in Senate Mian Raza Rabbani, will also elect its chairman.

The committee is likely to take several sittings to finalise recommendations for implementing the resolution besides suggesting ways and means to stop violence in tribal areas and parts of the NWFP.