ISLAMABAD: The government is all set to move the Contempt of Parliament Bill in the National Assembly (NA) today (Tuesday), ARY News reported.
As per details, the bill will be passed by the National Assembly today after its introduction in the house.
According to the Contempt of Parliament Bill, a punishment of 2 to 6 years and a fine of Rs1 million is suggested for the ‘contempt’ of the Parliament.
After the passage of the bill, the law will be applicable to government and state institutions officials and the general public.
Sources said that the bill, drafted by NA Standing Committee on Rules and Regulations Chairman Rana Qasim Noon, would authorise the parliament to summon any government official over its “contempt”.
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A parliamentary committee comprising 24 members, with equal share from the treasury and from the opposition benches, would investigate the cases brought before it, sources said.
The committee will then suggest punishment that will be finalised by the leader of the house concerned, sources added.
Earlier, Foreign Minister and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari accused the Supreme Court (SC) of committing ‘contempt of Parliament’ by ‘undermining the decisions of the House.”
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