Senate unanimously passes Elections (Amendment) Bill 2017
The bill was tabled by Law Minister Zahid Hamid during the session headed by Chairman Raza Rabbani.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Senate on Friday passed the Elections (Amendment) Bill 2017 after National Assembly unanimously approved revival of the 7-B and 7-C clauses of the bill, relating to Khatam-e-Nabuwwat in their original forms.
The bill was tabled by Law Minister Zahid Hamid during the session headed by Chairman Raza Rabbani. The bill will take the form of law after being signed by President Mamnoon Hussain.
Speaking on the occasion, Zahid Hamid said that after mutual consensus sections 7B and 7C of the Conduct of General Elections Order, 2002 have been restored to their original form via the bill.
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Meanhwile, Senator Aitzaz Ahsan maintained that government’s role in the situation prevailing in the capital is nowhere to be seen. “PM and ministers are present in Jati Umrah. More protests will be held in Islamabad and the city will become a hostage,” he said.
