LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly has amended a law to give it powers to arrest and prosecute journalists, bureaucrats and lawmakers. The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Act, 2021 was tabled by Pakistan People’s Party’s MPA Usman Mehmood as a private member’s bill. Under the Act, Sergeant-at-Arms now has the power to arrest any […]
New law
New law to ensure independent policing: Murtaza Wahab
Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh for Information, Law and Anticorruption Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Saturday that the new police law would improve the working of the police department in the province. Talking to the media on Saturday, he said that 80 percent suggestions from opposition parties had been incorporated in the new law. “The 20 […]