Islamabad: The Senate today passed “The Official Secrets (Amendment) Bill, 2023” to ensure safety and security of official documents in view of the changing social milieu.
It was moved by Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar.
The House also passed “The Higher Education Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2023”, “The Pakistan International Airline Corporation (Conversion) (Amendment) Bill, 2023” and “The Zakat and Usher (Amendment) Bill, 2023”.
However, the government withdrew “The Prevention of Violent Extremism Bill, 2023”.
Besides, “The Federal Public Service Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2023” was introduced in the House and the Chair referred it to the Standing Committee concerned.
The House will now meet again on Monday at 3 p.m.
