PML-N introduces bill proposing 5-year term for those who tarnish, burn or remove Quaid-e-Azam s photos
Pakistan
An APP file photo of Senate.
ISLAMABAD: As many as 12 bills were introduced in the Senate on Monday including one seeking a five-year term for individuals who remove, tarnish or burn photos of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
The bill, introduced by PML-N s Syed Muhammad Sabir Shah, also proposes imposition of a fine worth Rs50,000 on the individual(s) who tarnish, remove or burn an image of the country s founding father.
According to
APP, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani referred all bills to the concerned standing committee for detailed deliberation.
Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development
Islamabad, January 21, 2021 (PPI-OT): The Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development in its meeting on Wednesday, discussed in detail an application addressed to Honourable Chairman Senate of Pakistan by Mr. Waseem Afzal Waraich, Ex-Director (BS-19) Workers Welfare Fund (WWF) against his removal from service. The matter was referred to the Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development.
Chaired by Senator Hilal-ur-Rehman, the meeting was attended by Senator Najma Hameed, Senator Sardar Muhammad Khan Nasar, Senator Syed Muhammad Sabir Shah, Senator Molvi Faiz Muhammad, Senator Muhammad Khalid Bizenjo and senior officers from the Ministry for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Workers Welfare Fund (WWF) along with all concerned.