Islamabad: The coalition government parties decided to bring the contempt of parliament bill while the Privileges Committee of the National Assembly approved the proposed draft.
An in-camera meeting of the Rules and Privileges Committee of the National Assembly was held under the chairmanship of Chairman Rana Qasim Noon. And it will be approved by the Senate.
After the approval of the bill, any person can be summoned for contempt of parliament, while punishments will be applied if contempt of parliament is found to be a crime. Speaking to the media after the meeting, Chairman Committee Rana Qasim Noon said that a decision has been taken to bring the contempt of parliament bill in the committee and the PDM parties have agreed on the contempt of parliament bill. Jaiga will appear as a private member.
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The chairman committee said that the law of contempt of parliament is the need of the hour, we were working on it for a long time, this bill has been approved by Punjab Assembly, KP, Sindh Balochistan Assembly. The contempt of parliament bill needs time to enhance the committee’s functionality and prestige.
Rana Qasim Noon said that anyone who insults Parliament will be punished, not the name of any institution, the law of insulting Parliament will apply to any person.
The chairman committee said that the insult can be applied to the judges of the supreme court of parliament. It is written in article 68 that the judge can be summoned. Read article 68 in this regard. .
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The chairman committee further said that it has been decided to enact legislation to take action against overseas Pakistanis who are campaigning against institutions.
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