Two ordinances were laid before the National Assembly on Friday, while the House also witnessed the introduction of eight bills spanning health, commerce, finance, information technology, education, housing and justice, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Federal Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights Azam Nazeer Tarar on behalf of Syed Mustafa Kamal, Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, laid “The Pakistan Nursing and Midwifery Council Ordinance, 2025 (No. IX of 2025)” before the House.
He also, on behalf of Muhammad Hanif Abbasi, Minister for Railways, laid “The Transfer of Railways (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (No. X of 2025)” before the National Assembly.
During the proceedings, Azam Nazeer Tarar introduced several bills. On behalf of Jam Kamal Khan, Minister for Commerce, he introduced “The Export Development Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2026”, “The National Tariff Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2026”, and “The Life Insurance (Nationalization) (Amendment) Bill, 2026”.
On behalf of Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, Minister for Finance and Revenue, the law minister introduced “The Export-Import Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill, 2026”.
He also introduced “The Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-Organization) (Amendment) Bill, 2026” on behalf of Shaza Fatima Khawaja, Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication.
On behalf of Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training, Azam Nazeer Tarar introduced “The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Bill, 2026”.
Further, on behalf of Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada, Minister for Housing and Works, he introduced “The Islamabad Capital Territory Condominium (Ownership and Management) Bill, 2026”.
Minister for Law and Justice and Human Rights, Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar introduced “The Alternative Dispute Resolution (Amendment) Bill, 2026”.
Meanwhile, Nafeesa Shah, MNA, on behalf of Syed Naveed Qamar, Chairman Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue, presented the report of the Standing Committee on “The Income Tax (Third Amendment) Bill, 2025”, which seeks further amendments to the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001.
Meanwhile, the House was informed that necessary steps were being taken to bring reforms in National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) to effectively tackle cybercrimes.
Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry told the House during the Question Hour that best officers have been appointed in the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency. He said efforts are afoot to enhance the capacity of the investigation agency.
Talal said the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency received over one hundred and 50,000 complaints last year. He said over eighty-one thousands of these complaints were related to financial crimes, and that 1095 accused persons were arrested.
The Minister of State for Interior said the cellular companies have been directed to enhance their security features for the issuance of SIMs.
Responding to a question, Talal Chaudhry said the air quality of Islamabad has improved as compared to a year ago. He said measures such as the emission certification of vehicles are among the steps taken to improve the environment.
Minister of State for Finance Bilal Azhar Kayani told the House that PIA has been privatized in the most transparent manner as per the law and the constitution. He clarified that only the core operations of the airline have been privatized, while PIA-owned hotels are not part of the transaction.
Expressing confidence in the move, Bilal Kayani said the privatization would improve service delivery and strengthen the airline's financial position.
Replying a question, the Minister of State for Interior expressed the government's commitment to purge Islamabad of all kinds of encroachments. He said we will require support of all segments of society in this regard.
PPP MNA Sharmila Farooqi raised the Lahore-Bahawalnagar Motorway project issue in the House. She opposed transfer of funds from ML1 and M6 Karakoram projects to Lahore-Bahawalnagar Motorway project.
She claimed that funds for Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway project are being diverted to other provinces which is a sheer violation of NFC Award.
Reporter Rozina Ali