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ISLAMABAD: As many as six private bills were introduced in the National Assembly on Tuesday while 12 bills were deferred due to absence of the concerned members.
Deputy Speaker National Assembly Faisal Karim Kundi referred the bills to concerned standing committees. None of the private member bills were opposed by the chief whip of PPP Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah.
Tasneem Siddiqui of the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) moved three bills including the Civil Servants (Amendment) Bill 2011, the Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill 2011 and the Pakistan Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2011.
The amendment bills bar dual nationals from becoming members of parliament or government officials.
Syed Nasir Ali Shah introduced the Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1976.
Meanwhile, Justice (R) Fakhar un Nisa Khokher and Yasmeen Rehman moved to amend the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 and the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2011 and the Civil Servants (Amendment) Bill 2011 respectively.
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