Islamabad, August 30, 2022 (PPI-OT):71st meeting of the Standing Committee on Law and Justice was held today under the Chairmanship
The meeting started with a recitation from the Holy Quran. Before proceeding with the agenda, the Committee expressed its anguish over the casualties caused due to floods and rains in the country. The committee also offered Fatiha for the departed soles. The Committee confirmed the Minutes of the previous meeting and feels satisfied with agenda No. 2.
The Committee did not consider the Bill “The Constitution (Twenty-sixth Amendment) Bill, 2022 (Government Bill); and deferred the same at the request of the Ministry.
The Committee did not consider the Bill, The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (Article 84) moved by Syed Hussain Tariq, MNA, and deferred the same due to the no availability and request of the Mover.
The Committee did not consider the Bill, The Muslim Family Law (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (Section 5) moved by Ms. Shahida Rehmani, MNA, and deferred the same due to the no availability and request of the Mover.
The Committee considered the Bill, The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (Article 63-A) moved by Syed Javed Hasnain, MNA, after detailed deliberations the Mover has withdrawn the same hence the committee recommends that the Bill may not be passed by the Assembly.
The Committee considered the Bill, The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (Article 175A, 177 and 182) moved by Mr. Qadir Khan Mandokhail, MNA, after detailed deliberations the committee recommended deferring the same.
The Committee considered the Bill, The Legal Practitioners, and Bar Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020 (Section 5) moved by Mr. Qadir Khan Mandokhail, MNA after detailed deliberations the committee recommended deferring the same.
The Committee considered the Bill, The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (Article 239) moved by Ms. Kishwar Zehra MNA; after detailed deliberations, the Committee recommended that the Bill may not be passed by the Assembly.
The Committee considered the Bill, The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (Articles 51 and 59) moved by Ms. Kishwar Zehra MNA; after detailed deliberations, the Committee recommended that the Bill may not be passed by the Assembly.
The Committee considered the Bill, the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (Article 140-A) moved by Ms. Kishwar Zehra MNA; after detailed deliberations, the Committee recommended that the Bill may be deferred till the next meeting.
The Committee did not consider the Bill, The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (Article 51 and 59) moved by Mr. Noor Alam Khan, MNA; and deferred the same due to the non-availability of the Mover.
The Committee did not consider Question No 61, under Rule 199 moved by Ms. Shugufta Jumani, MNA, and deferred the same due to the non-availability of the Mover. On. Members/MNAs/Movers Mr. Usman Ibraheem, Ms. Mehnaz Akbar Aziz, Ms. Zahra Wadood Fatemi, Mr. Qadir Khan Mandokhail, Ms. Aliya Kamran, Ms. Kishwar Zehra, Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, Syed Javid Husnain, Minister for Law and Justice, Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice, representatives of the NAB, along with their staff attended the meeting.
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