Islamabad:
The opposition succeeded on Friday to make a decision to allow peaceful demonstration from political parties in the Senate, while the government successfully averted an attempt to put another opposition resolution against the law on the prevention of electronic crimes (PECA).
Parliament’s top house met here with Senator Sherry Rehman in the President. The house adopted three bills, while Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar, on behalf of Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, made a copy of the money municipality, “Law on Income Tax (Amendment), 2025.
Meanwhile, Awami National Party (ANP) Senator Hideatullah protested against denial of permission to hold a rally. At this opposition leader Shibli, Faraz made a decision and said a permission should be granted if there was a peaceful rally held all over the country.
“A peaceful rally is the right to all political parties including PTI [Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]”He said. However, the Minister of Law, Tarar, opposed the decision and said that giving permission was related to the Punjab government and” We cannot force the provincial government. “
He said the draft of the solution should incorporate “exposed to the law and the constitution”. However, the PTI senators rejected the law minister’s proposal. Faraz said the text had been prepared by senator Hidayatullah.
Ptis Ali Zafar said there was no restriction on the government and the Allied parties from keeping the political gatherings, but only PTI was exposed to the ban. “The text of this decision is not changed,” he said categorically. Later, the decision was adopted.
The opposition members protested and raised slogans after not getting the floor. They also protested that Senator Ijaz Chaudhry was not brought to parliament despite the production order issued by Senate’s chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani.
Just before PTI was able to present a decision against PECA, the law minister pointed out the lack of decision -making, after which the session was postponed. The house met again on Monday morning, the chairman ruled.
Earlier during the meeting, Minister of Communications Able Aleem Khan assured the Senate that road tax would not be collected on incomplete sections Mirpurkhas -khokhropar Highway – a 17 kilometer part of the highway from Rajarasti to umerkot.aaaaa
The chairman referred the case to the relevant committee and set a three-month deadline for its decision.
Four reports on the various standing committees were also submitted regarding the protection of journalists and media professionals (amendments), 2022, Bill of Service Tribunals (Change), 2024, and the state -owned companies (governance and operation) (change) Bill, 2024, and A report on appointments in the Agricultural Development Bank for the past 10 years.
The bills adopted by the house were related to severe punishment for those involved in human trafficking, begging abroad and sent young girls abroad for abuse. All three bills were introduced by Attorney General Tarar, and Parliament adopted the bills unanimously. (With input from app)