Three private members’ bills introduced in Senate

ISLAMABAD: Senate on Monday witnessed the introduction of three private members’ bills and deferred seven bills due to the absence of relevant lawmakers.

Three bills introduced in the upper house of the Parliament included the Banking Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2023; the Pakistan Names and Emblems (Prevention of Unauthorised Use) (Amendment) Bill, 2023; and the Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2023.

These bills were referred to the relevant committees for further consideration as the relevant ministers did not oppose to discuss them in detail in committee meetings, the official news agency reported.

Seven other bills were deferred by the House due to absence of relevant lawmakers. These bills were the Right of Access to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2023; the Guardians and Wards (Amendment) Bill, 2023; the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2023; the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (Substitution of section 289 of PPC and subsequent amendment in schedule II of Cr.PC); the Prevention and Control of Human Trafficking (Amendment) Bill, 2023; the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Bill, 2023; and the Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2023.