ISLAMABAD, Oct 27 (DNA):The National Assembly on Tuesday passed seven private members’ bills by majority vote after clause-by-clause consideration.
The bills passed by the House included the Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2025; the Corporate Social Responsibility Bill, 2026; the Qanun-e-Shahadat (Amendment) Bill, 2026; the Islamabad Capital Territory Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill, 2025; the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2024 (Schedule-II); the National Commission on the Rights of Child (Amendment) Bill, 2025; and the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2025.
Meanwhile, six other bills were referred to the relevant committees for further deliberation and review.
These included the Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2025, to amend the Factories Act, 1934; the Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) (Amendment) Bill, 2024, to amend the Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) Act, 2021; the Islamabad Rent Restriction (Amendment) Bill, 2025, to amend the Islamabad Rent Restriction Ordinance, 2001; the National Highways Safety (Amendment) Bill, 2025, to amend the National Highways Safety Ordinance, 2000; the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill, 2025, to amend the Payment of Wages Act, 1936; and the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025, seeking amendments to the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860, and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Section 297A).
