Senate, NA standing committees approve Army, Air Force and Navy Amendment Bills

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Senate, NA standing committees approve Army, Air Force and Navy Amendment Bills.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – A joint meeting of the Senate and National Assembly standing committees on defence Friday approved Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill 2020, Pakistan Air Force (Amendment) Bill 2020 and Pakistan Navy (Amendment) Bill 2020.

Members of both standing committees were present in the session including Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, Federal Minister for Law and Justice Farogh Naseem, Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed, Senator Sherry Rehman and others.

Earlier today, Pervez Khattak tabled the three amendment bills during the NA session chaired by Speaker Asad Qaiser reviewing the Pakistan Army Act 1952, Pakistan Air Force Act 1953 and Pakistan Navy Act 1961. The NA proceedings were then adjourned till Saturday morning (11:00 AM).