ISLAMABAD Jan 26 (APP): National Assembly on Thursday passed
two bills as two other bills were moved to the House for adoption.
Minister for Law and Justice, Zahid Hamid moved both the bills
to the House that were passed unanimously.
The first bill `the central law Officers (Amendment) Bill
2016′ was passed by the House to amend Central Officers Ordinance
1970. This bill was returned to National Assembly by the Senate with
amendments.
The other bill `the Pakistan Climate Change Bill, 2016′ was
adopted by the House to meet Pakistan’s obligations under
international conventions relating to climate change and address its
effects.
The Law Minister also moved `the Constitution (25th amendment)
bill 2017 to the House besides `the Compulsory Teaching of the Holy
Quran Bill 2017′ that is meant for making teachings of the Holy
Quran compulsory for Muslim students at educational institutions.
Moreover, four reports of Standing Committees on different
bills were also presented to the House for legislation.
The bills for which reports of the committees were presented
to the House by the respective Chairmen of Standing Committees
included `the Explosive Substances (Amendment) Bill 2016; the
Limited Liability Partnership Bill 2016; the National Commission on
the Rights of the Child Bill 2016; and the Illegal Dispossession
(Amendment) Bill 2016.’