ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday approved a series of important summaries, including amendments to laws concerning folk and traditional heritage, standard time references and the environmentally safe management of hazardous materials aboard ships.
The approved measures include the National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) Amendment Bill 2026, the Standard Time (Interpretation of References) Amendment Bill 2026, and a revision to the Table of Organization and Equipment (TO&E) of the Armed Forces Institute of Urology (AFIU), Rawalpindi.
The President has also approved the Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Materials on Ships Bill 2026.
In recognition of an act of exceptional bravery, President Zardari also approved the award of the Tamgha-i-Shujaat to PIMS staff nurse Razia Noreen.
Noreen risked her life during a fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) to rescue the only child who survived the incident, safely bringing the child out of the burning premises.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026