ISLAMABAD: The Senate of Pakistan on Tuesday passed four bills including the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2024, the Pakistan Postal Services Management Board (Amendment) Bill, 2024, the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the National Highway Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2024 with majority vote.
All the bills were tabled by Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Azam Nazeer Tarar in the Upper House of the Parliament.
The House cleared all of the four bills through clause-by-clause reading. The opposition staged walked out of the Senate session and asked to refer the bills to the standing committees for detailed deliberation.
However, the minister said that the bills are related to minor amendments and these should be passed without further delay.
Earlier, the Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs moved a motion in the Senate under Rule 263 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business 2012. Under the rules, the bills must be dispensed after consideration that the bills have already been passed by the National Assembly.
