President Arif Alvi signed 31 bills into law on Wednesday.
On November 17, the joint Parliament session passed 33 bills, setting a new record. Electoral reform for the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and allowing abroad voters the opportunity to vote through i-voting are two bills that have yet to be signed.
The president signed the following legislation:
The Privatiz
ation Commission (A
mendment) Bill, 2021
The Port Qasim Authority (A
mendment) Bill, 2021
The Islamabad Capital Territory Proh
ibition of Corporal Punishment Bill, 2021
The International Court of Justice (Review and Re-Consideration) Bill, 2021
The SBP Banking Services Corpor
ation (A
mendment) Bill, 2021
The Corporate Restructuring Companies (A
mendment) Bill, 2021
COVID-19 (Prevention of Hoarding) Bill, 2021
The Anti-Rape (Investig
ation and Trial) Bill, 2021
The Islamabad Capital Territory Charities Registr
ation, Regul
ation and Facilit
ation Bill, 2021
The Islamabad Rent Restriction (A
mendment) Bill, 2021
The Prevention of Corruption (A
mendment) Bill, 2021
The Federal Public Service
Commission (Valid
ation of Rules), Bill, 2021
The Loans for Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Purposes A
mendment Bill, 2021
The National Vocational and Technical Training
Commission (A
mendment) Bill, 2021
The Islamabad Capital Territory Food Safety Bill, 2021
The Emigr
ation (A
mendment) Bill, 2021
The Pakistan Academy of Letters (A
mendment) Bill, 2021
The Gwadar Port Authority (A
mendment) Bill, 2021
The Companies (A
mendment) Bill, 2021
The Maritime Security Agency (A
mendment) Bill, 2021
The Pakistan National Shipping Corpor
ation (A
mendment) Bill, 2021
The Financial Institutions (Secured Transactions) (A
mendment) Bill, 2021
The University of Islamabad Bill, 2021
The Al-Karam International Institute Bill, 2021
The National College of Arts Institute Bill, 2021
The Hyderabad Institute for Technology and Management Sciences Bill, 2021
Regul
ation of Gener
ation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power (A
mendment) Bill, 2021
The Provincial Motor Vehicles (A
mendment) Bill, 2021
The Unani, Ayurvedic and Homeopathic Practitioners (A
mendment) Bill, 2021
The Muslim Family Laws (A
mendment) Bill, 2021
The Muslim Family Laws (Second A
mendment) Bill, 2021
The signed bills include the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Bill to safeguard the rights of working journalists. “I am happy to sign this historic bill,” the president said.
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