Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday chaired a meeting of a committee constituted to review laws. The meeting discussed media reports that some bills that were passed by the Senate had lapsed since the National Assembly session had not been held. The meeting also reviewed in detail the progress on passage of the Anti-Money Laundering Amendment Bill 2014 as well as SBP Amendment Bill 2015. The two bills are under deliberation of the Senate standing committee which has asked for further information on them.
The meeting directed the officials concerned to ensure that the information required was submitted to the Senate standing committee as early as possible. The meeting was attended by the Attorney General, Salman Aslam, Minister of State for IT, Anusha Rehman Khan, Special Advisor to Prime Minister on Economic Affairs, Barrister Zafarullah, Special Advisor to Prime Minister on Law, Ashtar Ausaf, Special Advisor to Prime Minister Khawaja Zaheer and Member National Assembly, Zahid Hamid. -PR
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