The Assembly passed the Privatization Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2025, clause by clause
ISLAMABAD:
The National Assembly session on Monday was adjourned until Tuesday without the 27th constitutional amendment bill being tabled after it sailed through the Senate.
PPP MNA Raja Pervaiz Ashraf was disturbed by a commotion and shouting from the opposition benches when he started to address the assembly.
Speaking about the immunity of the president, he said that this was standard practice in many countries for the head of state.
Ashraf attacked the opposition, asking who was to criticize the treasury when its ranks were filled with those who had violated the constitution.
As he continued to speak, PTI lawmakers chanted slogans of “Go Zardari go” and “Long live Imran Khan” while terming the former prime minister as “Raja rental”.
The former prime minister said the opposition was only satisfied when it raised a hue and cry in the house, adding that the Treasury would respond in the same way as any speaker from the other side.
Speaking after the PPP leader, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazl MNA Aliya Kamran questioned the need for haste in the matter and said all stakeholders were not being heard and taken on board.
Meanwhile, the Assembly passed the Privatization Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2025 clause by clause.
The bill was introduced in Parliament by Aasia Ishaque Siddiqui.
The National Assembly referred two bills to the relevant committees for further discussion and processing.
The bills included the Civil Servants (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and the Iqbal Academy (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which was tabled by the Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry.
The House also witnessed the presentation of three committee reports. These included reports from the Standing Committee on Human Rights and the Standing Committee on Internal Affairs and Narcotics Control.
National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq referred a matter regarding the disappearance of pilgrims traveling for Umrah and Ziyarat to the relevant standing committee for further investigation.
During Monday’s question hour, Parliamentary Secretary Shamsher Ali Mazari responded to a query raised by MNA Naeema Kishwar Khan, saying that his ministry does not store data on individuals undertaking religious pilgrimages.
He clarified that such information, especially regarding missing Umrah pilgrims, falls under the jurisdiction of immigration authorities.
To address the issue in detail, Chairman Sadiq proposed a joint meeting, a proposal supported by Mazari. The case was subsequently forwarded to the relevant standing committee for further review and follow-up.
