Centers Cells Amendments by Senate Among the protests opposition to journalists
• The PTI leader says legislation will increase political hunting. ANP sees the hands of powers that are behind controversial adaptation
• Minister claim bill aims only on social media when journalists walk out
• Digital Nation Bill, many steps of measures to deal with human trafficking were also approved
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Tuesday allowed the Press Gallery journalists to move any amendments between protests and walkout, fixing highly competitive changes to prevent the Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) Done
The controversial legislation is ready to be formed and since it has already been approved by the National Assembly, only the approval of President Asif Ali Zardari is needed.
On Tuesday, Minister of Industries and Minister of Production Rana Tanveer presented a bill in the Senate by Interior Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi. However, before the bill was transferred, opposition protests against the law began.
Opposition members of the opposition, who chanted slogans against the implementation of the “black laws” near the chairman’s podium, throw down copies of the agenda of the Prime Minister of Law Minister Nazir Tarar. .
Among the slogans of “Bottom with Black Rules” and “Packa Amendments Not Acceptable”, ANP Chief Emal Wali Khan came to Kamran Murtaza, who was proposing amendments to the Digital Nation Bill, to condemn it. It should be condemned. Curbs on freedom of expression. He regretted that stakeholders have not been consulted on this bill and said that someone could smell ‘shoes and shoes and shoes behind the legislation.
The Minister of Law had to convince the law that the pack was not yet in front of the House, but it did not protest against the controversial bill.
Opposition leader Syed Shobi Faraz, who was given the floor before transferring the bill, said the amendment was aimed at “targeting a particular political party.”
He feared that after the approval of the controversial bill, political hunting would increase as it would open the doors to arrest people in the name of violation. The chair did not allow the PTI parliamentary leader to transfer the bill amendment in the House, saying that these amendments needed to be presented two days ago.
Meanwhile, responding to Senator Faraz after the passage of the bill, the Minister said that the bill was especially for social media and had nothing to do with print and electronic media.
He also said that the bill was not kept in stone and could be edited to improve it. When the bill was introduced, journalists also walked out in the Senate press gallery, while PTI -led opposition walked out token.
Talking to reporters in the media lounge, PPP Senator Sherry Rehman reaffirmed his party’s support for media freedom and freedom of expression. The Senator added, “PPP has always been standing with the media and freedom of expression,” he added, “We do not want the media to be silenced.”
“In the next meeting, we should introduce new amendments to protect the rights of citizens and the freedom of the media, regardless of whether the bill was approved,” he added. It should be noted that the PPP voted in favor of controversial amendments.
The Senate also approved the ‘Digital Nation Pakistan Bill 2024, while rejecting all four amendments submitted by JUIF’s Kamran Murtaza. The bill was transferred by IT Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja.
On behalf of the Home Minister, Law Minister Nazir Tarar introduced three other bills to amend the existing laws in the House.
These include the prevention of smuggling of immigrant amendment bills 2025, preventing individuals in the amendment bill 2025, and the migration amendment bill 2025.
FBR vehicles
Later, Senator Faisal Wowda spoke on the notice of his attention, The alarm picked up More than the decision to buy 1,010 vehicles for FBR field operations.
He said that ignoring the desired procedures, an automobile company has been awarded the “tailor -made contract” to supply vehicles to an automobile company.
He said that government vehicles were allowed only for 20 and more officers, not for the officers below these grades.
He said he had been informed that the cabinet had formally approved the purchase.
He mentioned the conviction of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife in the al -Qaeda Trust, saying, “The cabinet also approved the $ 190 million case and they have been jailed, which fate of the matter. ” Case
Senator Abdul Qadir said that the country is facing major problems than the purchase of FBR vehicles and claims that the Prime Minister himself visits the Customs House in Karachi and has said that Rs 1500 billion annually. Corruption was committed.
Law Minister Tarar said that these vehicles were only for the field officers of 17 and 18 grades to increase sales tax collection and prevent tax evasion. He said that vehicles fitting from the FBR logo tracker were being purchased in light of their demand for field operations.
“To evaluate the actual sales tax, the spot inspection of the factories is needed, which was not possible while sitting in the offices,” he said. He added that the board has analyzed that there is a difference of Rs 3,000 billion in sales. Tax collection, which can be increased by better monitoring.
Dawn, appeared on January 29, 2025
