ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Friday passed several important bills, including the Income Tax Amendment Bill 2024, despite strong opposition from the PTI.
The bills sailed through the House with a majority vote. Key legislation included amendments to the Pakistan Citizenship Act, the Extradition of Offenders Bill, the Anti-Dumping Duties Bill 2025, and the Trade Organizations Amendment Bill, tabled by Musa Gilani.
A bill to ban child marriage, introduced by PPP’s Sharmila Faruqi, was also passed. The House also approved the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Amendment Bill, with changes to clauses 3, 4 and 6.
Moreover, a resolution by PML-N’s MNA Nosheen Iftikhar to raise the CSS exam age limit from 30 to 35 years was passed.
The session was adjourned till Monday evening.
Despite PTI’s efforts to block the bills, the government pushed them through without much trouble.
Earlier, The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday moved the apex court against the Election Act Amendment Bill. The decision was taken a day after the government passed the Election Act Amendment Bill 2024 to deny the PTI reserved seats after the Supreme Court verdict.
PTI chief Barrister Gohar Ali Khan approached the Supreme Court through Salman Akram Raja while making the federal government and the Election Commission of Pakistan respondents in the application.
The application said the PTI had submitted its candidates’ list to the ECP and it must be given the reserved seats in line with the SC July 12 verdict. –Agencies
