Islamabad:
The opposition on Friday managed to obtain a resolution regarding allowing the peaceful demonstration of political parties, in the Senate, while the government successfully frustrated an attempt to present another resolution of the opposition against the Law on the Prevention of Electronic Crime (Peca ).
The upper house of Parliament met here with Senator Sherry Rehman in the chair. The Chamber approved three bills, while the Minister of Law, Azam Nazir Tarar, on behalf of the Minister of Finance, Muhammad Aurengzeb, established a copy of the money bill, “the Income Tax Law Project ( amendment), 2025.
Meanwhile, the Senator of the National Awami (ANP) Hidayatullah protested against the denial of permission to celebrate a demonstration. On that opposition leader, Shibli Faraz presented a resolution, saying that permission should be given if there was a peaceful demonstration anywhere in the country.
“A peaceful demonstration is the right of all political parties, including the PTI [Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]”He said. However, the Minister of Law Tarar opposed the resolution, saying that granting permission was related to the Punjab government and” we cannot force the provincial government. “
He said that the draft of the solution should incorporate “subject to the law and the Constitution.” PTI’s senators, however, rejected the proposal of the Minister of Law. Faraz said the text had been prepared by Senator Hidayatullah.
Ali Zafar de PTI said there was no restriction in the government and the allied parties to celebrate political meetings, but only the PTI was being submitted to the prohibition. “The text of this resolution will not be changed,” he said categorically. Later, the resolution was approved.
Opposition members protested and raised slogans after not getting the floor. They also protested that Senator Ijaz Chaudhry was not being taken to the Chamber despite the production order issued by the president of Senate Yousuf Raza Gilani.
Just before the PTI could present a resolution against Peca, the Minister of Law indicates the lack of quorum, after which the session was postponed. The house would meet again Monday morning, the chair ruled.
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The President sent the matter to the relevant committee and established a three -month deadline for resolution.
In addition, four reports of the various permanent committees were presented, related to the protection of the bill of journalists and media professionals (amendment), 2022, the draft law of service courts (amendment), 2024 and state companies (governance and operations) (amendment) bill, 2024, and a report on appointments in the Agricultural Development Bank in the last 10 years.
The bills approved by the Chamber were related to severe punishment for those involved in human trafficking, begging abroad and sending girls abroad by abuse. The three bills were presented by the Minister of Law Tarar and the Chamber approved the bills unanimously. (With application entry)
