ISLAMABAD: The upper house of the Pakistan Parliament on Thursday introduced three government bills, namely the Election (Amendment) Bill, 2024, the Motion Pictures (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and the Establishment of Special Court (Overseas Pakistanis Property) Bill, 2023.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohammad Ishaq Dar, representing the Ministers for Parliamentary Affairs, Information and Broadcasting, and Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resources Development, presented these bills to the house.
Chairman Senate Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani referred all the bills to the respective Senate standing committees for thorough discussion.
Moreover, Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohammad Ishaq Dar, representing the Minister for Finances and Revenue, laid a copy of the Money Bill, the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in the House, as mandated by Article 73 of the Constitution. The minister also proposed that the Senate may offer recommendations, if any, to the National Assembly regarding the Money Bill and the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, as per Article 73 of the Constitution.
The Chairman directed the Money Bill to the Special Committee for examination and recommended that it present its findings to the National Assembly by Monday (April 29).
