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July 17, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The opposition uproar and walkout in the Senate on Friday marred the proceedings, as the government managed to push through five bills, taking advantage of the opposition senators’ limited presence in the House.
PPP parliamentary leader Sherry Rehman strongly agitated against the taking up of supplementary agenda and insisted the bills passed after voting on the two bills listed on the orders of the day was a bulldozed legislation, having no value.
After the question hour on the last day of the current session, the opposition opposed FATF-related the Mutual Legal Assistance (Criminal Matters) (Amendment) Bill, 2021 when Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani sought the leave of the House to allow introduction of the bill.
July 17, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The opposition uproar and walkout in the Senate on Friday marred the proceedings, as the government managed to push through five bills, taking advantage of the opposition senators’ limited presence in the House.
PPP parliamentary leader Sherry Rehman strongly agitated against the taking up of supplementary agenda and insisted the bills passed after voting on the two bills listed on the orders of the day was a bulldozed legislation, having no value.
After the question hour on the last day of the current session, the opposition opposed FATF-related the Mutual Legal Assistance (Criminal Matters) (Amendment) Bill, 2021 when Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani sought the leave of the House to allow introduction of the bill.
CII takes up Domestic Violence Bill, 2021 for discussion
July 10, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Domestic Violence (Protection and Prevention) Bill, 2021 is up for discussion now at the Council of Islamic Ideological (CII) after Senate passed it with certain amendments and submitted it to the National Assembly.
The bill that extends to Islamabad Capital Territory aims to establish an effective service delivery, and create an enabling environment and facilitate women, children and any vulnerable person to freely play their desired roles in society.
The passage of the bill by the Senate with amendments opened a debate whether the bill should be referred to the CII or not. Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Senator Mushtaq Ahmed and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUIF) Senator Attaur Rehman opposed the bill, while Senator Mian Raza Rabbani presented some amendments, which were accepted and included in the bill.
The committee deferred its discussion on the ‘Privatisation Commission (Amendment) Bill 2021’ to the next meeting. Reuters
ISLAMABAD: At the maiden meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Privatisation on Thursday, the government said that 99 per cent of the revenue generated through privatisation was utilised for debt retirement and poverty alleviation.
Giving details at the meeting, Privatisation Secretary Hassan Nasir Jamy said that 90pc of the revenue from privatisation was used for debt retirement while the remaining 10pc was for poverty alleviation.
The committee deferred its discussion on the ‘Privatisation Commission (Amendment) Bill 2021’ to the next meeting since members requested Committee Chairman Senator Shammin Afridi to study the draft bill.