Senate Passes PC (Amendment) Bill, 2025

Senate passes PC (Amendment) Bill, 2025

ISLAMABAD: The Senate, Tuesday, passed the Privatisation Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2025 that seeks to delegate powers from the federal government to the prime minister to appoint, remove and fix the term of the chairman, secretary and members of the Privatisation Commission’s Board. Adviser to the Prime Minister on Privatisation Muhammad Ali moved this bill in the Senate that was passed by the House. Agha Shahzaib Durrani chaired the Senate s…

Senate approves privatisation amendment bill

ISLAMABAD: In a notable display of consensus, the Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved the Privatization Commission (Amendment) Bill 2025, The legislation was introduced in the Senate by Prime Minister’s Adviser on Privatization, Muhammad Ali. During the session, Minister of State for Interior, Muhammad Talal Chaudhry, provided details regarding prison security. He reported that over the past four years, 19 inmates had escaped from police cust…