Islamabad, July 05, 2023 (PPI-OT): 76th meeting of the Standing Committee on Law and Justice was held today under the Chairmanship of Ch. Mahmood Bashir Virk, MNA at 02:00 P.M. in old PIPS Hall, Parliament Lodges, Islamabad. The meeting started with recitation from the Holy Quran. The Committee confirmed the Minutes of the previous meeting and deferred the agenda No. 2. The Committee considered the Bill “The Public Properties (Removal of Encroachments) Bill, 2021 Ordinance NO. XVII of 2021 (Government Bill); after detailed deliberations the Ministry preferred to withdraw the same hence the Committee recommended that the Bill may not be passed by the assembly.
The Committee did not consider the Bills “The Constitution (Twenty Sixth Amendment) Bill. 2021 (Government Bill), The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (Amendment 140) Moved by Ms. Asiya Azeem, MNA, The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (Article 51 and 59), Moved by Mr. Noor-ul-Haq Tanveer, MNA and deferred the same. The Committee considered the Bill “The Muslim Family (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (Section 4) Moved by Syed Javed Hussnain, MNA and the Muslim Family Laws (Amendment), 2022 (Amendment 5-A) Moved by Moulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali, MNA; after detailed deliberations Mover preferred to withdraw the same hence recommended that the Bill may not be passed by the Assembly.
The Committee considered the Bill “The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (Article 76) Moved by Syed Javed Hussain, MNA; after detailed deliberations the Committee recommended that the Bill as amended may be passed by the assembly. The Committee considered the Bill “The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2022 (Article 223) Moved by Moulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali; after detailed deliberations the Committee recommended that the Bill may be passed by the assembly.
Hon. Members/MNAs Mr. Usman Ibrahim, Mr. Mohsin Nawaz Ranjha, Ms. Ms. Zahra Wadood Fatemi, Ms. Kishwar Zehra, Syed Javed Hussain and Moulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice and staff attended the meeting.
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