ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said Tuesday that the Parliament is the supreme organ of the state and all other institutions are accountable to it.

Meanwhile, the National Assembly accepted a motion to constitute a special committee, consisting of not more than ten members belonging to major political parties, to investigate allegations of non-payment of taxes by the members of Parliament.

The motion was presented by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) member Asad Umar on behalf of his party.

The PTI MNA said it was important to constitute a committee to investigate allegations regarding non-payment of taxes by parliament members.

Umar said people were not ready to trust their representatives due to such allegations while the difference between the Parliament and the people was increasing day by day.

Responding to which, Asif said the Parliament was a supreme organ of the state and that it would preserve its dignity and also respect all the other institutions.

The statement comes a day after Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif told a meeting of special services Group at Ghazi base that Pakistan Army upheld the sanctity of all institutions.

Whereas, Federal Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights Senator Pervez Rasheed said treasury benches had also agreed to constitute a committee in this regard.