PTI lawmakers protest outside the assembly while (right) one of the party’s MPAs scales a gate to enter the house. Agencies
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Tuesday carried out business on the agenda in the absence of two major opposition parties Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan as all three main gates of the assembly were closed a little before the sitting.
While some of the PTI members, including Firdous Shamim Naqvi, had entered the assembly premises before the gates were closed, a few others scaled Gate No. 1 to enter the building, though they did not come to the house boycotting the proceedings.
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The Sindh Assembly on Friday unanimously passed the Control of Narcotic Substances (Sindh Amendment) Bill, 2021. White Star/File
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Friday unanimously passed the Control of Narcotic Substances (Sindh Amendment) Bill, 2021, making the manufacturing, selling and dispatching of methamphetamine drug, commonly known as ice or crystal, a punishable offence as a person involved in the heinous crime could get death penalty.
According to the statement of objects and reasons of the government bill, the culprits are given no punishment in trial courts as neurotoxic synthetic drugs including ice, crystal and meth were not defined in the laws.