Four private members’ bills introduced in Senate


ISLAMABAD, Nov 13 (APP):The Upper House of Parliament (Senate) on Monday witnessed the introduction of four private members’ bills and deferred six bills due to the absence of relevant lawmakers.
Four bills introduced in the House included the Banking Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2023; the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2023; the Pakistan Names and Emblems (Prevention of Unauthorised Use) (Amendment)
Bill, 2023 and the Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2023.  These bills were referred to
the relevant committee for further consideration as the relevant ministers did not oppose discussing them in detail in a committee meeting.
Six other bills were deferred by the House due to the absence of relevant lawmakers. These bills were the Right of Access to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2023; the Guardians and Wards (Amendment) Bill, 2023; the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (Substitution of section 289 of PPC and subsequent amendment in schedule II of Cr. PC); the Prevention and Control of Human Trafficking (Amendment) Bill, 2023; the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2023.