ISLAMABAD, Oct 26 (APP):The Senate on Monday passed six private members including the Islamabad Capital Territory (Prohibition of Plastic Book Covers) (Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Iqra Global University Bill, 2026, the Special Technology Zones Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2022, the Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) (Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Islamabad Consumers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
The bills were moved by Senators Sherry Rehman, Mohammad Abdul Qadir, Sarmad Ali, Samina Mumtaz Zehri in the House.
The House passed all the bills through clause by clause readings.
Meanwhile, as many as seven new private members bills were introduced in the House.
The bills were included the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Islamabad Capital Territory Motor Vehicles (Regulation of Tinted Glass) Bill, 2026, the Iqbaliyat (Promotion in Educational Institutions) Bill, 2026, the Criminal Laws (Protection of Elderly Parents and Senior Dependent Family Members) (Amendment) Bill, 2026, the De-colonization of Public Administration and Institutional Dignity Bill, 2026, the Auditor General’s Recommendations (Implementation) Bill, 2026 and the Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
The bills were moved by Senators Mumtaz Zehri, Zarqa Suharwardy and Mohammad Abdul Qadir.
Presiding Officer Senator Shahadat Awan referred all the bills to the concerned standing committees for detailed deliberation.
Meanwhile, three private member bills including the Indecent Advertisements Prohibition (Amendment) Bill, 2025, the Cannabis Control and Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and the Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Non-Smokers Health (Amendment) Bill, 2025 were withdrawn.
Source: APP (Associated Press of Pakistan)
