The Senate on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution paying tribute to the humanitarian, educational and development services of the Aga Khan (AK) family and warmly welcoming the visit of Prince Rahim Aga Khan to Pakistan.
Moving the resolution in the House on behalf of all political parties, Senator Saleem Mandviwalla said the Aga Khan family had shared a historic spiritual, humanitarian and development relationship with Pakistan for decades.
He said their contributions to education, healthcare, rural development, culture, peace, tolerance and interfaith harmony had earned deep respect and appreciation from the people of Pakistan.
The House acknowledged the extraordinary humanitarian role played by the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), noting that its hospitals, universities, schools, rural support programmes and welfare initiatives had transformed millions of lives by providing hope, dignity and opportunities without discrimination based on race, religion, nationality or social status, the resolution stated.
The resolution also recognised the Ismaili community in Pakistan and abroad as peaceful, law-abiding, hardworking and highly respected people who had continuously contributed to economic growth, education and humanitarian causes across the world.
The House expressed hope that the visit of Prince Rahim Aga Khan would further strengthen bonds of peace, unity, friendship and interfaith harmony among people and nations, while inspiring future generations towards compassion, tolerance and service to humanity.
Seven bills smoothly sail through Senate
The Senate on Thursday passed seven bills including Fiscal Responsibility and Debt Limitation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, Export-Import Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill, 2026,Islamabad Capital Territory Condominium (Ownership and Management) Bill, 2026, Pakistan Infrastructure Development and Assets Management Authority Bill, 2026, Environmentally Sound Management of Inventory of Hazardous Material on Ships Bill, 2026, the Pakistan Airports Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
The bills were moved by Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Bilal Azhar Kayani, Minister of Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhary in the House.
The House passed all the bills through clause-by-clause reading.
Meanwhile, the presiding officer Sherry Rehamn who was chairing the session, referred three other bills including the Standard Time (Interpretation of References) (Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Civil Servants (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and the National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) Bill, 2026 as passed by the National Assembly to the concerned standing committees for detailed discussion.
The bills were moved by Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhary in the House.
Moreover, the House adopted the recommendations of Standing committee on Finance and Revenue on the Money Bill further to amend the Custom Act, 1969 [The Customs (Amendment) Bill, 2026. The motion was moved by Chairman Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue Saleem Mandviwalla in the House.