ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Communications on Tuesday unanimously passed “The National Highway Safety Amendment Bill” with amendments. A meeting of the committee was held at Parliament House with Senator Prince Ahmed Umer Ahmedzai in the chair. The committee discussed “The National Highway Safety Amendment Bill” clause by clause. The Bill moved by Senator Bahramand […]
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Senate passes Allied Health Professionals Council Bill, 2022 unanimously
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Thursday passed the Allied Health Professionals Council Bill, 2022 unanimously as reported by the Standing Committee. The bill was moved by Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan in the House. When the minister tabled the motion seeking permission to introduce the bill, the opposition members objected to […]
Senate refers six bills to committees
ISLAMABAD: The Senate of Pakistan on Monday witnessed the introduction of six bills which were referred to the relevant committees for further deliberations. The bills included, the Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill, 2022, the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill, 2022, the Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2022, (Amendment of Article 61),the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, […]
Senate refers five bills to committees, passes two motions
ISLAMABAD: The Senate of Pakistan on Monday referred five bills presented by lawmakers, to the relevant committees for further consideration and deliberation. The bills introduced in the House were included, the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues (Amendment) Bill, 2021], the National Metrology Institute of Pakistan Bill, 2022], [The Allied Health Professionals Council Bill, 2022], […]
Senate approves NAB amendment ordinance 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Senate has approved National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Amendment Ordinance 2021 and the journalists’ protection bill , Friday. The session was chaired by Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani. The NAB Amendment Ordinance 2021 was presented by Federal Minister for Law and Justice Barrister Farogh Naseem, while the journalists’ projection bill was introduced by the Human […]
New oil refining policy to be submitted before Federal Cabinet soon: Senate body
The Senate’s Standing Committee on Petroleum was told on Wednesday that the new oil refining policy, which mainly focused on attracting maximum investment in this sector, would soon be presented before the Federal Cabinet for its approval. The policy would allure huge investment in the oil refining sector by offering tax rebate to the local […]
Senate offers Fateha for FC soldiers martyred in Sibi
The Upper House on Friday offered Fateha for the soldiers of Frontier Corps (FC) who embraced martyrdom in a blast in Sibi area of Balochistan province. As the Senate proceeding started, Senator Atta-ur-Rehman led the prayer on the request of Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani. Later participating in the budget debate, Minister for Railways Azam […]
Senate body unanimously adopts bills about senior citizens and domestic violence
ISLAMABAD: The Senate’s Standing Committee on Human Rights on Wednesday unanimously adopted ‘The Islamabad Capital Territory Senior Citizens Bill, 2021’ and ‘The Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2021’. The bills, which have already been passed by the National Assembly, were presented in the maiden meeting of the committee, held here at the Parliament House […]
Senate’s leader says Imran Khan not accepted IMF’s demand over electricity prices
ISLAMABAD: Senate’s House Leader Dr Shahzad Waseem on Monday termed budget fulfillment of promise made by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in its elections manifesto with the nation that ‘one Pakistan not two.’ Taking part in the budget debate, he congratulated Prime Minister Imran Khan and his economic team for announcing an outstanding budget for the […]
Chairpersons of various Standing Committees of Senate notified
ISLAMABAD: The legislators on Tuesday elected the Chairpersons of various Standing Committees of the Senate in the Parliament House. Senator Talha Mahmood was elected as the Standing Committee Chairman on Finance, Revenue, and Economic Affairs. Senator Saleem Mandviwalla elected as the chairman of the Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Senator Mohsin […]