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Delay in tabling private bill irks senator
['Hasnaat Malik']
The Express Tribune
Senator Kamran Murtaza, regarded as a leading legal expert of the JUI-F, has expressed serious concern over the failure to table his private member's bill, the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2025, without prior consent from the federal government.
Last year, Senator Kamran Murtaza sought to table a private member's bill aimed at introducing amendments to the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2025.
"Article 70(1) of the Constitution expressly provides that "A Bill with respect to any matter in the Federal Legislative List may originate in either house.
The letter states that the procedure for introduction of a private member's Bill in the Senate is specifically provided under Chapter XII, particularly Rule 94, of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012.
It is further submitted that the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (Private Members' Bill), does not attract the provisions of Article 74 of the constitution.