ISLAMABAD: The joint session of the Parliament has passed the motion to present Election Amendment Bill 2021 in the parliament
The motion was presented by Parliamentary Adviser, Dr Babar Awan. About 221 members from the treasury benches supported the motion, while 203 opposition members opposed the motion.
Taj Haider of PPP has challenged the counting of votes and said the number of pro-motion members was wrong.
Bills to be presented in today’s session:
As per agenda, the bill related to Kulbhushan Jadhav and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will be moved by Federal Minister for Law Farogh Naseem.
The Islamabad Capital Territory Charities Registration, Regulation and Facilitation Bill will be introduced during the joint sitting of Parliament, while State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Banking Services Corporation Amendment Bill, 2021and National College of Arts Institute Bill, 2021 will also be presented in the joint session.
The two bills of Muslim Family Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021 and Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trail) Bill, 2021 will presented during the session. Hyderabad Institute for Technical and Management Sciences Bill, 2021 will also be moved in the session.
Security has been beefed up for ahead of the Parliament’s joint sitting. The fresh security measures, entry of guests of ministers and members of the Parliament has been banned besides also running a shuttle service between Parliament House and Lodges. Moreover, it has also been decided to bar entry of security guards of the members of the Parliament inside the premises of the House.
