Assembly passes Privatization Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2025, clause by clause
ISLAMABAD:
Monday’s National Assembly session was adjourned to Tuesday without the 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill being tabled after its passage in the Senate.
PPP MP Raja Pervaiz Ashraf was disrupted by heckling and shouting from the opposition benches as he began speaking in the assembly.
Speaking on the president’s immunity, he said it was standard practice in many countries for the head of state.
Ashraf attacked the opposition, asking who was it to criticize the Treasury benches when its ranks were filled with those who had violated the Constitution.
As he continued to speak, PTI lawmakers chanted slogans “Go Zardari go” and “Long live Imran Khan” while calling the former prime minister a “rent Raja”.
The former prime minister said the opposition was only happy when it raised an uproar in the House, adding that the Treasury benches would react the same to any speaker from the other side.
Speaking after the PPP leader, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazl MP Aliya Kamran questioned the need for rush into the matter and said all stakeholders had not been consulted or taken into account.
Meanwhile, the assembly passed the Privatization Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2025, clause by clause.
The bill was introduced in the House by Aasia Ishaque Siddiqui.
The National Assembly referred two bills to the relevant committees for further review and deliberation.
The bills included the Civil Services (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and the Iqbal Academy (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which were tabled by Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry.
The House also witnessed the presentation of three committee reports. These included reports from the Standing Committee on Human Rights and the Standing Committee on the Interior and Narcotics Control.
Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq referred a question regarding the disappearance of pilgrims traveling for Umrah and Ziyarat to the relevant standing committee for further consideration.
During Question Hour on Monday, Parliamentary Secretary Shamsher Ali Mazari responded to a question raised by MP Naeema Kishwar Khan, saying his ministry does not maintain data on individuals undertaking religious pilgrimages.
He clarified that this information, particularly concerning missing Umrah pilgrims, falls within the competence of the immigration authorities.
To address the issue comprehensively, President Sadiq proposed a joint meeting, a suggestion supported by Mazari. The matter was then forwarded to the relevant standing committee for detailed consideration and follow-up.
